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SynthesisJournal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract2014

Outcomes of robotic-assisted colorectal surgery compared with laparoscopic and open surgery: a systematic review.

Chang Woo Kim, Chang Hee Kim, Seung Hyuk Baik

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Synthesis in Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 94 papers, 11 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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94 citing papers in PubMed, 11 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  10. Robotic versus laparoscopic colorectal surgery.JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
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  11. Simultaneous Robot Assisted Colon and Liver Resection for Metastatic Colon Cancer.JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
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  18. Transfusion Risk in Open, Laparoscopic, and Robotic-Assisted Surgery: A Propensity Score Matched Case-Control Study across Surgical Disciplines.Transfusion medicine and hemotherapy : offizielles Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Transfusionsmedizin und Immunhamatologie · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Chang Woo KimDivision of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Severance Hospital Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-752, Republic of Korea.
Chang Hee Kim
Seung Hyuk Baik

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRobotic technology has been applied to colorectal surgery over the last decade. The aim of this review is to analyze the outcomes of robotic colorectal surgery systematically and to provide objective information to surgeons.

methodsStudies were searched and identified using PubMed and Google Scholar from Jan 2001 to Feb 2013 with the search terms "robot," "robotic," "colon," "rectum," "colorectal," and "colectomy." Appropriate data in the studies about the outcomes of robotic colorectal surgery were analyzed.

resultsSixty-nine publications were included in this review and composed of 39 case series, 29 comparative studies, and 1 randomized controlled trial. Most of the studies reported that robotic surgery showed a longer operation time, less estimated blood loss, shorter length of hospital stay, lower complication and conversion rates, and comparable oncologic outcomes compared to laparoscopic or open surgery.

conclusionRobotic colorectal surgery is a safe and feasible option. Robotic surgery showed comparable short-term outcomes compared to laparoscopic surgery or open surgery. However, the long operation time and high cost are the limitations of robotic surgery.

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RoboticsBlood Loss, SurgicalColectomyColonic NeoplasmsConversion to Open SurgeryHumansLaparoscopyLength of StayLymph Node ExcisionNeoplasm, ResidualOperative TimeRectal NeoplasmsTreatment Outcome

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PMID24496745

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