Robotic surgery is a viable and sometimes advantageous approach for emergency colorectal surgery, a setting in which it has previously been underused and understudied, according to new research ...

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Medically reviewed by Archana Sharma, DO Key Takeaways Colon cancer treatment depends on the stage, tumor characteristics, ...

Intuitive's da Vinci SP surgical system receives FDA clearance for transanal local resection, enhancing minimally invasive colorectal surgery options. Intuitive, a leader in robotic-assisted surgery, ...

When someone is diagnosed with colorectal cancer—which includes both colon and rectal cancers—many people immediately think "surgery." And it's true that surgery plays a central role in treatment for ...

Outcomes favoring robotic surgery for CRC may be influenced by patient selection factors, including clinical stability. Among select patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer (CRC), robotic ...

Market forces in healthcare, such as managed care programs and hospital competition increase the likelihood patients will undergo laparoscopic surgery to treat colon cancer, according to researchers ...

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A single-patient case report documents bilateral ovarian metastases from colon cancer that ruptured 19 months after curative surgery, showing that tumors without signet-ring cells can still behave ...

Researchers studied 7,424 privately insured colon cancer patients to see whether economic theory would drive up patient utilization of healthcare services, particularly open resection and laparoscopic ...