Publication Name	World Journal of Clinical Oncology
Manuscript ID	17213
Country	Switzerland

Received	2015-02-25 10:24
Peer-Review Started	2015-02-26 11:09
To Make the First Decision	2015-04-10 16:42
Return for Revision	2015-04-15 10:22
Revised	2015-04-20 18:34
Second Decision	2015-04-30 16:08
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2015-05-08 16:28
Articles in Press	2015-05-08 16:28
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Typeset the Manuscript	2015-05-25 17:14
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ISSN	2218-4333 (online)
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Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Editorial
Article Title	Robotic technology: Optimizing the outcomes in rectal cancer?
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Nicolas C Buchs
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Nicolas C Buchs, MD, Clinic for Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Geneva, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil, 4, 1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland. nicolas.c.buchs@hcuge.ch
Key Words	Robot; Laparoscopy; Total mesorectal excision; Transanal total mesorectal excision; Transanal endoscopic microsurgery; Outcomes; Rectal cancer
Core Tip	The current evidences of robotic rectal resection are presented, as its potential limitations. While several better short-term outcomes have been reported (notably reduced conversion rates, better functional outcomes, shorter learning curve, reduction of positive margins, and better specimen), robotics has not yet taken over as the gold standard for low anterior resection. The reasons for this are analyzed, as the future developments in the robotic rectal field.
Publish Date	2015-06-15 11:29
Citation	Buchs NC. Robotic technology: Optimizing the outcomes in rectal cancer? World J Clin Oncol 2015; 6(3): 22-24
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2218-4333/full/v6/i3/22.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5306/wjco.v6.i3.22

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