Multicentric Study on Robotic Tumor-Specific Mesorectal Excision for the Treatment of Rectal Cancer

The mesorectum in rectal cancer surgery—the clue to pelvic recurrence?

1982 • 2,753 citations

Chemotherapy with Preoperative Radiotherapy in Rectal Cancer

2006 • 2,523 citations

Laparoscopic surgery versus open surgery for colon cancer: short-term outcomes of a randomised trial

2005 • 2,196 citations

The Long-term Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial of Laparoscopy-assisted Versus Open Surgery for Colon Cancer

2008 • 550 citations

Laparoscopic Versus Open Surgery for Rectal Cancer: A Meta-Analysis

2006 • 386 citations

Laparoscopic total mesorectal excision (TME) for rectal cancer surgery: long-term outcomes

2004 • 377 citations

Long-term outcome of laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer: A cochrane systematic review of randomised controlled trials

2008 • 368 citations

Robotic-assisted laparoscopic low anterior resection with total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer

2006 • 354 citations

Laparoscopic Total Mesorectal Excision

2003 • 350 citations

Robotic and Laparoscopic Surgery for Treatment of Colorectal Diseases

2004 • 345 citations

Robotic tumor-specific mesorectal excison of rectal cancer: short-term outcome of a pilot randomized trial

2008 • 287 citations

Preoperative chemoradiation versus radiation alone for stage II and III resectable rectal cancer

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Laparoscopic Versus Open Surgery for Rectal Cancer

2009 • 271 citations

Short- and medium-term outcome of robot-assisted and traditional laparoscopic rectal resection.

2009 • 223 citations

Short-Term Outcomes After Robotic-Assisted Total Mesorectal Excision for Rectal Cancer

2007 • 209 citations

Robotic Colorectal Surgery: First 50 Cases Experience

2008 • 207 citations

Robot-assisted abdominal surgery

2004 • 173 citations

Laparoscopy Decreases Postoperative Complication Rates After Abdominal Colectomy

2009 • 158 citations

Comparison of Laparoscopic vs. Open Access Surgery in Patients with Rectal Cancer: A Prospective Analysis

2008 • 149 citations

Preoperative chemoradiation versus radiation alone for stage II and III resectable rectal cancer: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

2008 • 141 citations

Full Robotic Left Colon and Rectal Cancer Resection: Technique and Early Outcome

2009 • 129 citations

Robot-assisted laparoscopic total and partial gastric resection with D2 lymph node dissection for adenocarcinoma

2008 • 110 citations

Totally robotic low anterior resection with total mesorectal excision and splenic flexure mobilization

2008 • 108 citations

Laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer

1993 • 107 citations

The oncological safety of laparoscopic total mesorectal excision with sphincter preservation for rectal carcinoma

2005 • 105 citations

Selective total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer

2000 • 72 citations

Results of laparoscopic anterior resection for rectal adenocarcinoma: retrospective analysis of 157 cases

2008 • 61 citations

Robotics in Colorectal Surgery

2004 • 48 citations

Does robotic assistance improve efficiency in performing complex minimally invasive surgical procedures?

2009 • 44 citations

Risk factors for anastomotic leakage after preoperative chemoradiation therapy and low anterior resection with total mesorectal excision for locally advanced rectal cancer.

2006 • 44 citations

Laparoscopy as a prognostic factor in curative resection for node positive colorectal cancer: Results for a single-institution nonrandomized prospective trial

2004 • 40 citations

Quality of surgery for rectal carcinoma: comparison between open and laparoscopic approaches

2009 • 40 citations