The study compared outcomes of single-port robotic (SP) and single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) in colorectal cancer patients. Propensity score-matched cohorts of 50 SP robotic and 50 SILS patients were analyzed. The two platforms had similar operative times, with comparable intraoperative conversion rates but more SILS cases requiring additional ports. Intraoperative complications, total mesorectal excision rates, and lymph node yield were similar. Postoperatively, both groups had comparable bowel function, morbidity, and discharge destination. However, SP robotics had significantly shorter hospital stays compared to SILS. The study suggests that SP robotics offers technical and cosmetic benefits in addition to high-quality oncologic surgery.
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