SynthesisHPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association2013
Robot-assisted pancreatic surgery: a systematic review of the literature.
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- Laparoscopic Versus Open Resection of Small Bowel Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Chinese medical journal · 2017Pooled it
- Anatomy-based individualised trocar placement in robotic pancreatic surgery: challenging the universal approach.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- Robot-assisted pancreaticoduodenectomy: a bibliometric analysis of trends, key contributors, and collaborations.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Article
- Robotic Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Current Evidence and Future Perspectives.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Pancreatic Pseudocysts: Evolution of Treatment Approaches.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- [Robots in visceral and thoracic surgery-Quo vadis?]Chirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2023Review
- Comparison of robotic and open pancreaticoduodenectomy for primary nonampullary duodenal adenocarcinoma: a retrospective cohort study.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2022Article
- Robotic Total Pancreatectomy: A Novel Pancreatic Head-First Approach (with Video).Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2021Article
- Hybrid pancreatoduodenectomy in laparoscopic and robotic surgery: a single-center experience in China.Surgical endoscopy · 2021Article
- Overcoming the Arduous Transition for Robotic Hepatopancreatobiliary Cases: A Multi-Procedure Learning Curve Study Utilizing CUSUM Analysis.World journal of surgery · 2021Article
- Robotic-assisted versus open total pancreatectomy: a propensity score-matched study.Hepatobiliary surgery and nutrition · 2020Article
- Epithelial cyst arising in an intrapancreatic accessory spleen: a case report of robotic surgery and review of minimally invasive treatment.BMC surgery · 2020Review
- A retrospective comparison of robotic versus laparoscopic distal resection and enucleation for potentially benign pancreatic neoplasms.Surgery today · 2020Article
- Short-term and long-term outcomes after robot-assisted versus laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy for pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNETs): a multicenter comparative study.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2019Article
- [Evidence for robotic surgery in oncological visceral surgery].Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen · 2019Review
- Robotic total pancreatectomy with splenectomy: technique and outcomes.Surgical endoscopy · 2018Article
- Early experience with robot-assisted laparoscopic hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery in Singapore: single-institution experience with 20 consecutive patients.Singapore medical journal · 2018Article
- Robotic Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Single-Surgeon Initial Experience.The Indian journal of surgery · 2018Article
- [Robot-assisted pancreatic resection].Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundTo potentially improve outcomes in pancreatic resection, robot-assisted pancreatic surgery has been introduced. This technique has possible advantages over laparoscopic surgery, such as its affordance of three-dimensional vision and increased freedom of movement of instruments. A systematic review was performed to assess the safety and feasibility of robot-assisted pancreatic surgery.
methodsThe literature published up to 30 September 2011 was systematically reviewed, with no restrictions on publication date. Studies reporting on over five patients were included. Animal studies, studies not reporting morbidity and mortality, review articles and conference abstracts were excluded. Data were extracted and weighted means were calculated.
resultsA total of 499 studies were screened, after which eight cohort studies reporting on a total of 251 patients undergoing robot-assisted pancreatic surgery were retained for analysis. Weighted mean operation time was 404 ± 102 min (510 ± 107 min for pancreatoduodenectomy only). The rate of conversion was 11.0% (16.4% for pancreatoduodenectomy only). Overall morbidity was 30.7% (n = 77), most frequently involving pancreatic fistulae (n = 46). Mortality was 1.6%. Negative surgical margins were obtained in 92.9% of patients. The rate of spleen preservation in distal pancreatectomy was 87.1%.
conclusionsRobot-assisted pancreatic surgery seems to be safe and feasible in selected patients and, in left-sided resections, may increase the rate of spleen preservation. Randomized studies should compare the respective outcomes of robot-assisted, laparoscopic and open pancreatic surgery.
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