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Brief Title: Robot-assisted Procedure Versus Open Simultaneous Resection of Colorectal Cancer With Liver Metastases
Official Title: The Safety and Effect of Robot-assisted Procedure Versus Open Simultaneous Resection of Colorectal Cancer: Randomized Control Trial Study
Study ID: NCT02642978
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of robot-assisted simultaneous resection in selected patients with sigmoid colon cancer or rectal cancer liver metastases, and compared with the traditional open procedure.
Detailed Description: The Da Vinci Surgical System may help to overcome some of the difficulties of laparoscopy for complicated abdominal surgery. The aim of this study was to present an innovative technique that is robot-assisted, simultaneous radical resection of both colorectal cancer and liver metastasis (RSRCLM).
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, , China
Name: wenju chang, MD
Affiliation: Fudan University
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR