MD Anderson Cancer Center Madrid – Hospiten supera los estándares internacionales en cirugía robótica del cáncer colorrectal Published on 10/02/2026 El servicio de Oncología Quirúrgica ha validado sus resultados en cirugía robótica de cáncer colorrectal mediante un estudio publicado en Journal of Robotic Surgery. El análisis de los 100 primeros casos intervenidos con el robot DaVinci demuestra que el centro cumple y mejora los estándares internacionales de calidad clínica y oncológica
MD Anderson Cancer Center Madrid - Hospiten consolida el protocolo “Watch and Wait” como avance clave en el tratamiento del cáncer colorrectal Published on 31/03/2025 El protocolo “Watch and Wait” permite realizar un seguimiento de los pacientes en los que el tumor ha desaparecido tras el tratamiento inicial, lo que se observa en hasta un 50% de los casos, permitiendo evitar intervenciones quirúrgicas mutilantes
Systematised robotic-assisted pelvic surgery facilitates surgical intervention in complex cases and reduces morbidity Published on 29/06/2023 The application of minimally invasive robotic-assisted surgery facilitates the laparoscopy procedure thanks to 3D visualisation and a wider range of movement, in addition to reducing the risk of complications and sequelae for patients.
MD Anderson Madrid – Hospiten, a pioneer center in the application of transanal robotic surgery for rectal tumors Published on 21/03/2023 Minimally invasive surgery in rectal cancer helps with the extraction of tumors and shortens the patient’s recovery time after surgery
MD Anderson Madrid – Hospiten performs two simultaneous liver and rectal surgeries on the same patient with the Da Vinci robot Published on 22/03/2022 Thanks to the versatility of the Da Vinci robot, a minimally invasive approach can be performed to radically remove tumors correctly through fine dissections, thus accelerating patient recovery
Colorectal cancer surgery in times of COVID-19 is safe for patients, according to a national study Published on 16/02/2021 The study, which was carried out during the months of lockdown in the first wave of COVID-19 and in which 9 Spanish hospitals participated, including MD Anderson Cancer Center Madrid – Hospiten, aims to make plans for changes in surgical departments to be prepared for future peaks in the pandemic
Marking small intra-abdominal lesions of difficult access with iodine seeds helps guide doctors and facilitates their removal Published on 25/02/2019
A new surgical technique allows better visualization and more precise resection of rectal tumors near the anus Published on 23/01/2019 Total mesorectal excision, that is, the removal of the rectum and surrounding fat and lymph nodes, is the standard treatment for rectal cancer - an effective approach that can be performed by laparotomy (open surgery), laparoscopy or robot-assisted surgery. The problem with this approach is "the lack of clear vision of the most distal part of the rectum, which makes complete resection of the tumor difficult", explains Dr. Oscar Alonso, a specialist in gastrointestinal surgical oncology at MD Anderson Madrid – Hospiten. Therefore, the closer the tumor is to the anus, the more difficult it is to see and more likely the resection is to be incomplete and with tumor recurrence.