SynthesisSurgical endoscopy2018
Robotic-assisted versus laparoscopic cholecystectomy for benign gallbladder diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Pooled it
- Robotic-assisted cholecystectomy versus conventional laparoscopic cholecystectomy for benign gallbladder disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of robotic surgery · 2024Pooled it
- Feasibility of robotic cholecystectomy at an academic center with a young robotic surgery program: a retrospective cohort study with umbrella review.Journal of robotic surgery · 2024Pooled it
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- Intraoperative and postoperative outcomes of robot-assisted cholecystectomy: a systematic review.Systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Lymph node yield, survival benefit, and safety of high and low ligation of the inferior mesenteric artery in colorectal cancer surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of colorectal disease · 2019Pooled it
- Differences in utilization and outcomes for laparoscopic versus robotic cholecystectomy in patients with class IV obesity: a retrospective cohort analysis of the NSQIP database.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Robot-assisted cholecystectomies take less time to perform than laparoscopy in the urgent setting: a single-centered study evaluating elective and urgent cases.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- Acute cholecystitis in the robotic era: comparative safety and feasibility of robotic and laparoscopic cholecystectomy in an acute care surgery service.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- Robotic Gastrointestinal Surgery Compared to Conventional Approaches: An Umbrella Review of Clinical and Economic Outcomes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Robot‑assisted cholecystectomy with the new da Vinci SPUpdates in surgery · 2025Article
- Cost-Effectiveness of Day Surgery With Remote Patient Monitoring for Acute Cholecystitis: Economic Modeling Study.JMIR perioperative medicine · 2025Article
- Trends in industry payments and volume and distribution of robot-assisted surgeries.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
- The environmental impact of multi-specialty robotic-assisted surgery: a waste audit analysis.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Article
- Safety of robotic cholecystectomy as index training procedure: the UK experience.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Article
- Is implementation of robotic-assisted procedures in acute care general surgery cost-effective?Journal of robotic surgery · 2024Review
- The distribution of robotic surgery in general and visceral surgery departments in Switzerland - a nationwide inquiry.Innovative surgical sciences · 2024Article
- Evaluation status of current and emerging minimally invasive robotic surgical platforms.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Review
- Robotic versus Laparoscopic Emergency and Acute Care Surgery: Redefining Novelty (RLEARN): feasibility and benefit of robotic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis at a level 1 trauma center.Trauma surgery & acute care open · 2024Article
- Laparoscopic versus robotic cholecystectomy: a systematic review with meta-analysis to differentiate between postoperative outcomes and cost-effectiveness.Translational gastroenterology and hepatology · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundRobotic surgery, an emerging technology, has some potential advantages in many complicated endoscopic procedures compared with laparoscopic surgery. But robot-assisted cholecystectomy (RAC) is still a controversial issue on its comparative merit compared with conventional laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of RAC compared with LC for benign gallbladder disease.
methodsA systematic literature search was conducted using the PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library databases (from their inception to December 2017) to obtain comparative studies assessing the safety and efficacy between RAC and LC. The quality of the literature was assessed, and the data analyzed using R software, random effects models were applied.
resultsTwenty-six studies, including 5 RCTs and 21 NRCSs (3 prospective plus 18 retrospective), were included. A total of 4004 patients were included, of which 1833 patients (46%) underwent RAC and 2171 patients (54%) underwent LC. No significant differences were found in intraoperative complications, postoperative complications, readmission rate, hospital stay, estimated blood loss, and conversion rate between RAC and LC groups. However, RAC was related to longer operative time compared with LC (MD = 12.04 min, 95% CI 7.26-16.82) in RCT group, which was consistent with NRCS group; RAC also had a higher rate of incisional hernia in NRCS group (RR = 3.06, 95% CI 1.42-6.57), and one RCT reported that RAC was similar to LC (RR = 7.00, 95% CI 0.38-129.84).
conclusionsThe RAC was not found to be more effective or safer than LC for benign gallbladder diseases, which indicated that RAC is a developing procedure instead of replacing LC at once. Given the higher costs, the current evidence is in favor of LC in cholecystectomy.
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