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Previous studies suggest higher pelvic sepsis after HP, but no data exist comparing exclusively robot-assisted approaches.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This retrospective study included rectal cancer patients with significant comorbidities precluding anastomosis. Those patients underwent robot-assisted HP or IAPE at Odense University Hospital (2012\u20132022). Demographic, 30-day postoperative medical and surgical complications, reoperation, readmission, and 90-day mortality were analysed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total 224 patients were included (HP:\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200957; IAPE:\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009167), HP patients were older (77.0\u2009\u00b1\u20099.3 vs. 71.7\u2009\u00b1\u200911.5 years,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.002) and had higher ASA scores (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.001). Postoperative medical complications were low and comparable in both groups. Intra abdominal abscess was also comparable (3.5% for HP vs. 5.4% for IAPE,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.832) Perineal wound infection still present in the IAPE group (6.6%) and perineal pain at 14\u00a0day was relatively high (11.4%) after IAPE. No significant difference was observed in the rate of readmission, reoperation and 90-day mortality.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Complications rates did not significantly differ between HP and IAPE. However, IAPE was associated with perineal wound-related morbidity. 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