Robot combined with prone jackknife position for abdominoperineal resection of rectal cancer

Objective Through introduce the clinical experience of Da Vinci robot combined with prone jackknife position for abdominoperineal resection of rectal cancer(miles operation), determine its safety and feasibility. Methods Fifteen patients who underwent abdominoperineal resection of rectal cancer in department of general surgery, Nanjing General Hospital of PLA from Jan. 2015 to Jul. 2016, were enrolled in this study . Their clinical data...