Table 1. Studies describing robotic total mesorectal excision.

SF mobil, splenic flexure mobilization; Intracorporeal, intracorporeal anastomosis; H, hybrid; D, double; S, single; M, manufacturer; Lap, laparoscopic; Robot, robotic; Umbilical, periumbilical incision including umbilical port extension; LLQ, left lower quadrant; NOTES, natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery; RLQ, right lower quadrant.

^a)Mean ± standard deviation or median (range).