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Computer Navigation-assisted Surgery for Locally Advanced and Recurrent Rectal Cancer
Sponsor: Oslo University Hospital
Summary
The aim of this study is to investigate feasibility of computer navigation-assisted surgery in particularly difficult cases of locally advanced (LARC) and recurrent (LRRC) rectal cancer where the standard surgical strategy is expected to result in incomplete tumour removal. The investigators hypothesize that computer navigation-assisted surgery can facilitate improved anatomic orientation in the pelvis enabling tumour removal with free margins in these cases.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
20
Start Date
2020-09-01
Completion Date
2027-09-01
Last Updated
2022-11-14
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Computer-assisted navigation surgery
Computer navigation-assisted surgery has two main elements; the pre-procedural planning to create accurate 3D images of the pelvis allowing the surgical team to achieve an accurate perception of the operative field, and intraoperative navigation where these images are used for anatomical guidance to enhance surgical precision. Accordingly, computer software is used in this study to outline the tumour and other pelvic organs on pre-operative images which are subsequently used for intraoperative navigation.
Locations (1)
Oslo University Hospital- The Norwegian Radium Hospital
Oslo, Norway