Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology
Manuscript ID	53038
Country	China

Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Cohort Study
Article Title	Robotic- vs laparoscopic-assisted proctectomy for locally advanced rectal cancer based on propensity score matching: Short-term outcomes at a colorectal center in China
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Shan-Ping Ye, Wei-Quan Zhu, Dong-Ning Liu, Xiong Lei, Qun-Guang Jiang, Hui-Min Hu, Bo Tang, Peng-Hui He, Geng-Mei Gao, He-Chun Tang, Jun Shi and Tai-Yuan Li
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number Infrastructure Supporting Project of Jiangxi Scientific Research Institute 20142BBA13039
Corresponding Author	Tai-Yuan Li, MD, PhD, Chief Doctor, Director, Director, Professor, Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No. 17 Yongwaizheng Street, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China. litaiyuanyfy@sina.com
Key Words	Rectal neoplasms; Robotics; Laparoscopy; Proctectomy; Treatment outcome;
Core Tip	For patients with locally advanced rectal cancer, there is no consensus regarding whether robotic-assisted proctectomy and laparoscopic-assisted proctectomy is more beneficial. We conducted this retrospective cohort study to compare the short-term outcomes of robotic and laparoscopic for the rectal surgery. Compared with the laparoscopic-assisted proctectomy group, the robotic-assisted proctectomy group had less intraoperative blood loss, lower volume of pelvic cavity drainage, less time to remove the pelvic drainage tube and urinary catheter, longer distal resection margin and lower rates of conversion. Furthermore, the time to recover bowel function, the harvested lymph nodes, the postoperative length of hospital stay, the rate of unplanned readmission within 30 d postoperatively, and the rates of total complications showed no difference between the two groups.
Citation	Ye SP, Zhu WQ, Liu DN, Lei X, Jiang QG, Hu HM, Tang B, He PH, Gao GM, Tang HC, Shi J, Li TY. Robotic- vs laparoscopic-assisted proctectomy for locally advanced rectal cancer based on propensity score matching: Short-term outcomes at a colorectal center in China. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2020; 12(4): 424-434

Received	2019-12-11 07:03
Peer-Review Started	2019-12-11 07:04
To Make the First Decision
Return for Revision	2019-12-26 00:55
Revised	2019-12-28 02:53
Second Decision	2020-03-19 10:11
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2020-03-22 21:32
Articles in Press	2020-03-22 21:32
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Typeset the Manuscript	2020-04-14 02:14

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