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Artif Intell Gastroenterol. Dec 8, 2023; 4(3): 64-71
Published online Dec 8, 2023. doi: 10.35712/aig.v4.i3.64
Use of artificial intelligence in total mesorectal excision in rectal cancer surgery: State of the art and perspectives
Vinicio Mosca, Giacomo Fuschillo, Guido Sciaudone, Kapil Sahnan, Francesco Selvaggi, Gianluca Pellino
Vinicio Mosca, Giacomo Fuschillo, Francesco Selvaggi, Gianluca Pellino, Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, Università degli Studi della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Napoli 80138, Italy
Guido Sciaudone, Department of Medicine and Health Sciences “Vincenzo Tiberio”, University of Molise, Campobasso 86100, Italy
Kapil Sahnan, Department of Colorectal Surgery, St Mark’s Hospital, London HA1 3UJ, United Kingdom
Kapil Sahnan, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London SW7 5NH, United Kingdom
Gianluca Pellino, Colorectal Surgery, Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona 08035, Spain
Author contributions: Mosca V and Pellino G conceived and presented the idea; Mosca V and Fuschillo G wrote the manuscript with the support of Sahnan K and Pellino G; Sciaudone G, Sahnan K, and Selvaggi F supervised the results of this work; Pellino G oversaw the process and was responsible for the overall planning and management; All authors discussed the results and contributed to the final manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: Dr. Pellino has nothing to disclose. The other authors make no declarations regarding their potential conflicts of interest.
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Corresponding author: Gianluca Pellino, FACS, FASCRS, FEBS, FRCP, FRCS (Gen Surg), MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Surgeon, Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, Università degli Studi della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Policlinico CS, Piazza Miraglia 2, Napoli 80138, Italy. gianluca.pellino@unicampania.it
Received: July 27, 2023
Peer-review started: July 27, 2023
First decision: August 31, 2023
Revised: September 13, 2023
Accepted: October 23, 2023
Article in press: October 23, 2023
Published online: December 8, 2023
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Core Tip

Core Tip: This review provided an overview of the current use of artificial intelligence methods in surgery and the latest findings on their use during total mesorectal excision dissection in rectal cancer procedures. It also discussed the main limitations of artificial intelligence in surgery and that it is still not used in clinical settings.