Outcomes of restorative proctectomy and ileal pouch-anal anastomosis: a matched-cohort analysis of robot-assisted, laparoscopic, and open surgery.
BACKGROUND Ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) remains the gold standard for restorative proctocolectomy, yet its technical complexity has limited widespread minimally invasive adoption. Robotic surgery was introduced to overcome the ergonomic and visualization challenges of laparoscopy, but comparative evidence among...