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Robotic abdominoperineal resection (APR) is performed in order to resect (surgically remove) rectal cancers lying on the anal sphincters, in the lower one-third of the rectum. Robot-assisted surgery is increasingly being used for these conditions because it allows for easier access to the lower rectum than other approaches while also offering the trauma-sparing benefits of minimally invasive surgery—including less post-operative discomfort and scarring, and a faster recovery. This video demonstr