Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jun 27, 2024; 16(6): 1558-1570
Published online Jun 27, 2024. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i6.1558
Robotic-assisted low anterior resection for rectal cancer shows similar clinical efficacy to laparoscopic surgery: A propensity score matched study
Shen-Xiang Long, Xin-Ning Wang, Shu-Bo Tian, Yu-Fang Bi, Shen-Shuo Gao, Yu Wang, Xiao-Bo Guo
Shen-Xiang Long, Shu-Bo Tian, Yu Wang, Xiao-Bo Guo, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan 250021, Shandong Province, China
Xin-Ning Wang, Department of Endocrinology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan 250021, Shandong Province, China
Yu-Fang Bi, Department of Nursing, The People’s Hospital of Zhangqiu Area, Jinan 250200, Shandong Province, China
Shen-Shuo Gao, Medical Center for Gastrointestinal Surgery, Weifang People’s Hospital, Weifang 261000, Shandong Province, China
Co-first authors: Shen-Xiang Long and Xin-Ning Wang.
Author contributions: Long SX and Wang XN contributed equally to this work and should be considered as co-first authors; Long SX and Guo XB contributed to the manuscript writing; Long SX and Wang XN conceived of the presented idea and researched the background of the study; Long SX, Wang XN, and Wang Y contributed to the data collection; Long SX, Wang XN, Bi YF, and Gao SS contributed to the data analysis; Tian SB and Guo XB contributed to the clinical treatment and manuscript modification; and all the authors contributed to the manuscript and approved the submitted version.
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81672379.
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by the ethics committee of Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University.
Informed consent statement: Informed consent from patients was waived by the ethics committee of Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
Data sharing statement: The datasets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement—checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement—checklist of items.
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Corresponding author: Xiao-Bo Guo, PhD, Chief Physician, Professor, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, No. 324 Jingwu Weiqi, Huaiyin District, Jinan 250021, Shandong Province, China. guo992352@hotmail.com
Received: January 23, 2024
Revised: April 9, 2024
Accepted: April 22, 2024
Published online: June 27, 2024
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Robotic surgery is increasingly utilized in the management of rectal cancer. However, only retrospective studies and small-scale clinical trials have reported its perioperative outcomes. In this study, propensity score matching was employed to balance baseline data, thereby enhancing the credibility of the conclusions compared to general retrospective studies. Moreover, it is encouraging that the perioperative results and 3-year oncological outcomes of robotic surgery are similar to those of traditional laparoscopic surgery.