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Herein we introduce a new technology that effectively improves the operability and convenience of robotic rectal surgery.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title><jats:p>To simplify the surgical procedure, enhance operability, and improve healing of the surgical incision, we developed an advance incision (AI) technique for robotic-assisted laparoscopic rectal anterior resection, and compared its safety and feasibility with those of intraoperative incision.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Between January 2016 and October 2021, 102 patients with rectal cancer underwent robotic-assisted laparoscopic rectal anterior resection with an AI or intraoperative incision (iOI) incisions. We compared the perioperative, incisional, and oncologic outcomes between groups.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>No significant differences in the operating time, blood loss, time to first passage of flatus, time to first passage of stool, duration of hospitalization, and rate of overall postoperative complications were observed between groups. The mean time to perform auxiliary incisions was shorter in the AI group than in the iOI group (14.14 vs. 19.77\u2005min; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05). The average incision length was shorter in the AI group than in the iOI group (6.12 vs. 7.29\u2005cm; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05). Postoperative incision pain (visual analogue scale) was lower in the AI group than in the iOI group (2.5 vs. 2.9 <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.048). No significant differences in incision infection, incision hematoma, incision healing time, and long-term incision complications, including incision hernia and intestinal obstruction, were observed between groups. The recurrence (AI group vs. iOI group\u2009=\u20094.0% vs. 5.77%) and metastasis rates (AI group vs. iOI group\u2009=\u20096.0% vs. 5.77%) of cancer were similar between groups.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The advance incision is a safe and effective technique for robotic-assisted laparoscopic rectal anterior resection, which simplifies the surgical procedure, enhances operability, and improves healing of the surgical incision.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fsurg.2023.1141672","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,3,7]],"date-time":"2023-03-07T05:47:16Z","timestamp":1678168036000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Application of the advance incision in robotic-assisted laparoscopic rectal anterior resection"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"10","author":[{"given":"Yuhao","family":"Qiu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ying","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Zhenzhou","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ninghui","family":"Chai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Xianping","family":"Liang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Dahong","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Zhengqiang","family":"Wei","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,3,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"394","DOI":"10.3322\/caac.21492","article-title":"Global cancer statistics 2018: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries","volume":"68","author":"Bray","year":"2018","journal-title":"CA Cancer J Clin"},{"key":"B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1521","DOI":"10.1007\/s00464-005-0855-5","article-title":"Robotic-assisted laparoscopic low anterior resection with total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer","volume":"20","author":"Pigazzi","year":"2006","journal-title":"Surg Endosc"},{"key":"B3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1084","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1463-1318.2009.01999.x","article-title":"Robotic colorectal surgery: hype or new hope? 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