Minimally Invasive Rectal Dissection: Time to Dock the Robot

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Chicago, IL Financial Disclosures: Dr Prasad has received an honorarium from Intuitive Surgical, honoraria and fellowships from Ethicon and Covidien. Dr deSouza received a salary (Fellowship in Laparoscopic and Minimally Invasive Colon and Rectal Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago) from Ethicon. Correspondence: Leela M. Prasad, M.D., Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, 840 S. Wood St, Suite 518(E) CSB, Chicago, IL 60612. E-mail: [email protected]