@article{c1e1239072214cb494b02ec8c82f8900,
title = "Robotic rectal surgery in Korea: Analysis of a nationwide registry",
abstract = "Background: The aim of this study is to analyze the progress and the present state of application of robotic rectal surgery in Korea. Methods: We used data from patients who underwent robotic, laparoscopic or open approaches for four types of operative procedures between 2006 and 2014: (1) anterior resection (AR), (2) low anterior resection (LAR), (3) intersphincteric resection (ISR) and (4) abdominoperineal resection (APR). Results: The number of hospitals performing robotic rectal surgery has increased. Low anterior resection accounts for the largest percentage of robotic surgeries (mean 67.2%), and the number and proportion of ISRs performed robotically have increased rapidly (mean 22.6%). In addition, the dependence on robotic methods for ISR and APR increased rapidly over the study period. Conclusion: The use of robotic rectal surgery has widened over the last decade in Korea, and it has been convergent with surgeries for rectal lesions located near the anal verge.",
keywords = "intersphincteric resection, laparoscopic surgery, minimally invasive surgery, rectal neoplasm, robotic surgery",
author = "{for the Korean Association of Robotic Surgeons (KAROS) Study Group} and Baek, {Se Jin} and Kwak, {Jung Myun} and Jin Kim and Kim, {Seon Hahn} and Sungsoo Park",
note = "Funding Information: The Korean Association of Robotic Surgeons (KAROS) Study Group comprises the following. Yoon Ah Park (Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea), Nam Kyu Kim (Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea), Jin Cheon Kim (University of Ulsan College of Medicine, and Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea), Gyu-Seog Choi (Kyungpook National University Medical Center, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea), Sung Chan Park (National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea), Jun-Gi Kim (Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea), Seung Hyuk Baik (Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea), Chang-Nam Kim (Eulji University Hospital, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea), Ik Yong Kim (Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea), Jin Yong Shin (Haeundae Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University, Busan, Korea), Jae Hwang Kim (College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea), Yoonsuk Lee (Incheon St. Mary Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Incheon, Korea) Publisher Copyright: Copyright {\textcopyright} 2018 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.",
year = "2018",
month = jun,
doi = "10.1002/rcs.1896",
language = "English",
volume = "14",
journal = "International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery",
issn = "1478-5951",
publisher = "John Wiley and Sons Ltd",
number = "3",
}