Machine Learning-based Surgical Guidance System for Robot-assisted Rectal Surgery

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with rectal cancer scheduled for robot-assisted rectal resection * Intact preoperative urogenital/rectal function * Full capability of consent Exclusion Criteria: * Previous/Second malignant disease \<5 years before diagnosis of rectal cancer * Previous abdominal surgery, except for laparoscopic appendectomy, laparoscopic cholecystectomy or Cesarean section * Pregnant or breastfeeding women * Addiction or illness that prevent the person concerned from assessing the nature and scope of the clinical trial and its possible consequences * indication that the participant is unlikely to comply with the trial protocoll (e.g. lack of compliance) * official or court order for involuntary hospitalization