Feasibility of robot-assisted surgery in elderly patients with rectal cancer

Conclusions: Robot-assisted surgery for rectal cancer was well tolerated by elderly patients, with similar results to the non-elderly patients. Oncological outcomes and survival did not depend on patient age, suggesting that robot-assisted surgery is a feasible surgical modality for treating operable rectal cancer and leads to age-independent post-operative outcomes in elderly patients.
Source: Journal of Minimal Access Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Source Type: research