Single-port robotics is feasible in colorectal surgery

A SAGES task-force review finds the single-port platform can support selected colorectal operations, but offers technical guidance—not evidence of better patient outcomes.

• The system provides three wristed instruments and a flexible 3-D camera through one 25-mm port; its rotating boom allows work across quadrants without redocking.
• Reviewed applications include transanal surgery, right colectomy, and low anterior resection.

Bedside assistance is still needed for some energy and stapling steps, though a compatible 45-mm stapler was FDA-cleared in April 2025. The authors recommend team training, careful patient selection, and gradual progression in case complexity; comparative outcome data are not presented.