Clinical study of ultra-remote surgical robot-assisted radical resection of rectal cancer
LI Song-yan
WEN Wei
DAI Fei-xiang
XU Hong
ZOU Guijun
LIU Boyan
LI Yuxuan
LIU Xinwei
LIU Qing
WANG Lingde
DU Xiao-hui
Abstract：Objective To explore the safety and feasibility of ultra-remote robot-assisted radical resection of rectal cancer by domestic surgical robot system combined with 5G communication technology.Methods On January 4,2024,Department of General Surgery of Chinese PLA General Hospital completed a case of ultra-remote robot-assisted radical resection of rectal cancer using a domestic surgical robot system between Beijing and Sanya,Hainan(about 3000Km).Results A 66-year-old male patient was admitted to the hospital for having suffered intermittent abdominal pain and abdominal distension for more than one month.He was diagnosed with rectal cancer by colonoscopy and pathological examination,with clear surgical indications and no clear surgical contraindications.On January 4,2024,the patient underwent ultra-remote robot-assisted radical resection of rectal cancer under general anesthesia.The operation was successful and smooth with no delay and no surgical complications.The intraoperative blood loss was 20 mL,and the operation time was 90 min.The patient passed flatus on the 3rd day,ate liquid food on the 4th day,and was discharged on the 7th day after operation.Postoperative pathology showed complete lymph node dissection(1/15),complete mesorectal excision,and no cancer at the circumferential margin and the upper and lower margins.Conclusion Ultra-remote robot-assisted rectal cancer surgery supported by 5G communication technology is safe and feasible,which is preliminarily demonstrated and worthy of further discussion and practice.
Keywords：telesurgeryrobotic surgery5G communication technologyrectal cancer
Publication Date：2024-03-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 308-311 )