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We describe perioperative outcomes of 403 consecutive robotic colorectal resections across all indications at a single UK NHS center, with primary focus on safety across benign indications.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Retrospective analysis of a prospectively maintained database (February 2020-November 2025). Cases were stratified by indication: malignant or highly suspected malignancy (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009332, 82.4%) and benign (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200971, 17.6%). Benign cases were subclassified into diverticular disease (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200939), ulcerative colitis (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200914), Crohn\u2019s disease (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200913), and other (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20095). Primary outcomes were operative time, length of stay, and Clavien\u2013Dindo complication grade.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Benign patients were younger (median 53 vs. 68\u00a0years;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001) with higher rates of prior abdominal surgery (33.8% vs 19.6%;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.012). Across all 403 cases, median operative time was 240\u00a0min (IQR 199-302), median LOS 5\u00a0days (IQR 4-8), and CD Grade III-IV rate 9.2%. Despite equivalent operative times (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.84), benign cases converted more frequently (15.5% vs 6.9%;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.031), independently predicted by age (OR 1.04;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.013), and cancer indication (OR 0.31;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.012). Within the benign cohort, IBD patients were younger than those with diverticular disease (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Procedure type and stoma rates differed significantly by subgroup (both\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001), yet complication rates, operative time, and LOS were equivalent.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Robotic colorectal surgery is safe and reproducible across malignant and benign indications within specialised colorectal robotic centers. Complication profiles matched published benchmarks. Benign cases had a higher conversion rate, but this was driven by prior surgical burden and operative complexity, not platform limitation, and it did not increase morbidity. 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