Marijn Poelman
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Marijn Poelman is a surgical oncologist whose research focuses on optimizing total mesorectal excision (TME) for rectal cancer patients, particularly through minimally invasive techniques. His work systematically compares open, laparoscopic, robot-assisted, and transanal approaches, with a strong emphasis on functional outcomes and quality of life—areas often overlooked in surgical oncology. In a landmark 2024 systematic review and meta-analysis (16 citations), he demonstrated how different TME techniques differentially impact patients’ bowel, urinary, and sexual function, providing crucial evidence for shared decision-making. Poelman also leads the EUREKA collaborative, a multinational cohort study evaluating robotic rectal cancer surgery outcomes (2024, 5 citations). His research extends to high-risk populations, including a 2024 multinational study on TME in overweight and obese patients (2 citations), and a 2025 predictive model for positive circumferential resection margins after robot-assisted TME (2 citations), which identifies modifiable risk factors to reduce local recurrence. By bridging technical surgical innovation with patient-centered outcomes, Poelman’s work directly informs clinical guidelines and helps surgeons tailor approaches to individual patient needs, ultimately improving both survival and quality of life in rectal cancer care.
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