Robotic rectal cancer resection can be safely performed by experienced laparoscopic surgeons, with acceptable short-term outcomes comparable to those for laparoscopic resection.

Robot-assisted intersphincteric resection for very low rectal cancer is feasible, and its short-term outcome is acceptable.

The severity of DC is related to diarrhea after an ileostomy reversal and may adversely affect QoL.

Compared with conventional open treatment of anastomotic leakage, the laparoscopic approach resulted in fewer wound complications and tendency of early recovery of bowel movement without an increase in adverse outcomes. Using a laparoscopic approach, all the advantages of minimally invasive surgery can be realized in patients who develop anastomotic leakage after minimally invasive surgery.