From: Male urogenital function after robot-assisted and laparoscopic total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer: a prospective cohort study
R-TME (n = 38)
L-TME (n = 39)
P value
Baseline
7.12 ± 3.05
7.04 ± 2.48
0.880
3Mon
11.65 ± 2.93
12.21 ± 2.62
0.379
6Mon
7.82 ± 2.25
9.95 ± 3.01
0.006
12Mon
7.62 ± 2.5
9.12 ± 2.64
0.012