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Robotic Transanal Surgery (RTS)

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Robotic transanal surgery (RTS) is a relatively new application of the robot in the endoluminal treatment of rectal diseases especially rectal neoplasms. RTS was facilitated by the development of flexible transanal ports for TAMIS (transanal minimally invasive surgery) that permit docking of the robotic system to allow more complex endoluminal dissection and suturing. Although the technique is in its infancy, newer robotic platforms in the next several years should further enhance the feasibility of endoluminal surgeries potentially even more proximal in the colon.

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  1. Department of Colorectal Surgery, Florida Hospital, 661 E. Altamonte Drive, Suite 220, Altamonte Springs, FL, 32701, USA

    Matthew Albert M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.S.C.R.S. & Sam Atallah M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.S.C.R.S.

  2. Department of Colorectal Surgery, Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford, UK

    Roel Hompes M.D.

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  1. Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery Department of Surgery, Temple University Health System, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Howard Ross

  2. Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angels, California, USA

    Sang Lee

  3. Division of Colorectal Surgery, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, USA

    Bradley J. Champagne

  4. University of California, Irvine Orange, California, USA

    Alessio Pigazzi

  5. Hofstra School of Medicine, North Shore-LIJ Health System,Huntington Hospital, Woodbury, New York, USA

    David E. Rivadeneira

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Albert, M., Atallah, S., Hompes, R. (2015). Robotic Transanal Surgery (RTS). In: Ross, H., Lee, S., Champagne, B., Pigazzi, A., Rivadeneira, D. (eds) Robotic Approaches to Colorectal Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09120-4_16

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