SynthesisSurgical endoscopy2013
Systematic review of robotic liver resection.
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50 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 118 citations in OpenAlex.
- Guidelines for Perioperative Care for Liver Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Recommendations.World journal of surgery · 2016Pooled it
- A systematic review of robotic-assisted liver resection and meta-analysis of robotic versus laparoscopic hepatectomy for hepatic neoplasms.Surgical endoscopy · 2016Pooled it
- Overview and recent trends of systematic reviews and meta-analyses in hepatology.Clinical and molecular hepatology · 2014Pooled it
- Robotic liver resection for primary and metastatic hepatobiliary cancer. A decade single-center experience on perioperative and overall survival outcomes.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- Robotic liver surgery for metastatic disease: A review of safety, feasibility, and outcomes.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2025Article
- Evolution of Robotic-Assisted Hepatobiliary Surgery.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- A Decade of Innovation: Short-Term Outcomes of 150 Robotic Liver Resections.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Incidence and risk factors of biliary leaks after partial hepatectomy within an enhanced recovery perioperative pathway: a single-center retrospective cohort study.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2025Article
- A European expert consensus surgical technique description for robotic hepatectomy.Hepatobiliary surgery and nutrition · 2024Article
- Robotic versus laparoscopic liver resections for hepatolithiasis: an international multicenter propensity score matched analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Article
- Robotic major and minor hepatectomy: critical appraisal of learning curve and its impact on outcomes.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Article
- A predictive model incorporating inflammation markers for high-grade surgical complications following liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma.Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA · 2022Article
- Robotic-Assisted Surgery for Primary Hepatobiliary Tumors-Possibilities and Limitations.Cancers · 2022Review
- Laparoscopic Liver Resection Enhanced by an Intervention-Guided Fluorescence Imaging Technique Using Sodium Fluorescein.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Robotic Surgery for Malignant Liver Disease: a Systematic Review of Oncological and Surgical Outcomes.Indian journal of surgical oncology · 2020Review
- A better route to ALPPS: minimally invasive vs open ALPPS.Surgical endoscopy · 2020Review
- Robotic versus laparoscopic hepatectomy: application of the difficulty scoring system.Surgical endoscopy · 2020Article
- A comparison of robotic and manual surgery for internal limiting membrane peeling.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2020Article
- Robotic hepatectomy for benign and malignant liver tumors.Journal of robotic surgery · 2020Article
- The impact of body mass index on perioperative outcomes after robotic liver resection.Journal of robotic surgery · 2020Article
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundRobotic liver resection has emerged as a new modality in the field of minimally invasive surgery. However, the effectiveness of this approach for liver resection is not yet known.
methodsA literature survey was performed using specific search phrases in PubMed. Case series that focused on biliary reconstruction were excluded. Characteristics, such as patient demographics, perioperative outcomes, and oncological results for colorectal liver metastasis and hepatocellular carcinoma were analyzed.
resultsNineteen series that described the cases of 217 eligible patients were reviewed. The most commonly performed procedures were wedge resection and segmentectomy. Right hepatectomy was performed in a few specialized centers. The conversion and complication rates were 4.6 and 20.3 %, respectively. The most common reason for conversion was unclear tumor margin. Intra-abdominal fluid collection was the most frequently occurring morbidity. Mean operation time was 200-507 min. Mean intraoperative blood loss was 50-660 mL, with a tendency toward increased blood loss observed in series that included major hepatectomies. Mean postoperative hospital stay was 5.5-11.7 days. The longest mean follow-up time was 36 months for colorectal liver metastasis and 25.1 months in hepatocellular carcinoma. Disease-free survival for mixed malignancies was comparable to that after laparoscopic procedures. Overall survival was not reported.
conclusionsRobotic liver resection is safe and feasible for experienced surgeons with advanced laparoscopic skills. Long-term oncologic outcomes are unclear, but short-term perioperative results seem comparable to those of conventional laparoscopic liver resection.
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