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Update on Robotic Rectal Prolapse Treatment

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JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
Volume 11, Issue 8, Pages -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/jpm11080706

Keywords

robotic surgery; robotic ventral rectopexy; rectal prolapse; pelvic organ prolapse treatment

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Rectal prolapse is commonly treated with surgery, with laparoscopic abdominal procedures and robotic surgery emerging as main treatment modalities in recent years. Robotic surgery offers enhanced dexterity and potential advantages in reducing complication rates and shortening hospital stay, although further long-term data validation is needed.
Rectal prolapse is a condition that can cause significant social impairment and negatively affects quality of life. Surgery is the mainstay of treatment, with the aim of restoring the anatomy and correcting the associated functional disorders. During recent decades, laparoscopic abdominal procedures have emerged as effective tools for the treatment of rectal prolapse, with the advantages of faster recovery, lower morbidity, and shorter length of stay. Robotic surgery represents the latest evolution in the field of minimally invasive surgery, with the benefits of enhanced dexterity in deep narrow fields such as the pelvis, and may potentially overcome the technical limitations of conventional laparoscopy. Robotic surgery for the treatment of rectal prolapse is feasible and safe. It could reduce complication rates and length of hospital stay, as well as shorten the learning curve, when compared to conventional laparoscopy. Further prospectively maintained or randomized data are still required on long-term functional outcomes and recurrence rates.

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