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Oct 2026
Robot-assisted radical surgery for colorectal cancer: technical advances, lymphadenectomy, natural orifice specimen extraction, and ongoing controversies
Robot-assisted surgery expands the technical options for colorectal cancer resection, but its clinical value depends on the operative setting and the outcome assessed. This narrative review examines lymphadenectomy and natural orifice specimen extraction surgery (NOSES), distinguishing colon from rectal cancer and tech...
Wan-Lin Liu, Zhi-Qiang Ma, Jiang-Ping Xie et al.
· Frontiers in Surgery · 0 citations