Simple Summary Surgery remains a mainstay of combined modality treatment at patients
with rectal cancer; however, there is a growing interest in using laparoscopic techniques …

Purpose To propose guidelines based on an expert-panel-derived unified approach to the
technical performance, interpretation, and reporting of MRI for baseline and post-treatment …

This selective review explores biologically inspired learning as a model for intelligent robot
control and sensing technology on the basis of specific examples. Hebbian synaptic …

Objective To compare short-term results of total mesorectal excision (TME) for mid and low
rectal cancer, achieved by transanal (TaTME), laparoscopic (LaTME), and open (OpTME) …

Randomized controlled trials have demonstrated that laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer
is safe and can accelerate recovery without compromising oncological outcomes. However …

Aim An increasing number of centers have implemented a robotic surgical program for rectal
cancer. Several randomized controls trials have shown similar oncological and …

New technologies for monitoring grip forces during hand and finger movements in non-
standard task contexts have provided unprecedented functional insights into somatosensory …

Purpose The costs involved in performing robotic surgery present a critical issue which has
not been well addressed yet. The aims of this study are to compare the clinical outcomes …

Background Robotic rectal resection with da Vinci Si has some technical limitations, which
could be overcome by the new da Vinci Xi. We compare short-term surgical and functional …

Aim Robotic surgery allows for a better visualization and more precise dissection especially
in the narrow male pelvis and mid and lower third of the rectum. However, superiority to …