ArticleJournal of robotic surgery2019
Robotic colectomy with intracorporeal anastomosis is feasible with no operative conversions during the learning curve for an experienced laparoscopic surgeon developing a robotics program.
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- Robotic versus laparoscopic intracorporeal anastomosis learning curve: a systematic review.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Learning curve of minimally invasive complete mesocolic excision for right-sided colon cancer: a systematic review.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Pooled it
- Intracorporeal or extracorporeal anastomosis after minimally invasive right colectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Techniques in coloproctology · 2023Pooled it
- Comparison of robotic right colectomy and laparoscopic right colectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Techniques in coloproctology · 2023Pooled it
- Laparoscopic versus robotic right colectomy with extra-corporeal or intra-corporeal anastomosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2021Pooled it
- Ileo-colic intra-corporeal anastomosis during robotic right colectomy: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis of different techniques.International journal of colorectal disease · 2021Pooled it
- Learning Curve in Robotic Colorectal Surgery.JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic SurgeonsPooled it
- Comparative study of robot-assisted surgery for right-sided colon cancer: a propensity score-matched analysis of the hinotori Surgical Robot System and the da Vinci Surgical System.Annals of coloproctology · 2026Article
- Robotic Segmental Resection of the Splenic Flexure and Mid-Transverse Colon for Malignancy Treatment: A Systematic Review of Operative Techniques, Anastomotic Approaches, and Surgical and Oncological Outcomes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Short-term clinical outcomes and cost analysis of intracorporeal anastomosis with laparoscopic and robotic staplers during robot-assisted right colon resection: a single-center retrospective study.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Article
- Evaluating the safety and efficacy of SILS and SILS+1 port laparoscopic surgery for colorectal resection: a systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis of RCTs.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Review
- Robotic-assisted colectomy for right-sided colon cancer: Short-term surgical outcomes of a multi-institutional prospective cohort study in Japan.Annals of gastroenterological surgery · 2023Article
- Right Colectomy with Intracorporeal Anastomosis: A European Multicenter Propensity Score Matching Retrospective Study of Robotic Versus Laparoscopic Procedures.World journal of surgery · 2023Article
- Robotic right colectomy with robotic-sewn anastomosis: a pilot case series.Journal of robotic surgery · 2023Article
- Right colectomy with intracorporeal anastomosis for cancer: a prospective comparison between robotics and laparoscopy.Journal of robotic surgery · 2022Observational
- Hernia and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction for the Colorectal Surgeon.Clinics in colon and rectal surgery · 2022Review
- Is newer always better?: comparing cost and short-term outcomes between laparoscopic and robotic right hemicolectomy.Surgical endoscopy · 2022Article
- Robotic-assisted Surgery: Expanding Indication to Colon Cancer in Japan.Journal of the anus, rectum and colon · 2022Review
- Feasibility of robotic right colectomy with complete mesocolic excision and intracorporeal anastomosis: short-term outcomes of 161 consecutive patients.Updates in surgery · 2021Review
- Robotic versus laparoscopic right colectomy within a systematic ERAS protocol: a propensity-weighted analysis.Updates in surgery · 2021Article
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Abstract
The benefits of performing a colectomy robotically instead of laparoscopically have not conclusively been demonstrated. Evaluation of studies is limited by sample size, retrospective design, heterogeneity of operative techniques, sparse adjustment for learning curve, and mixed results. Consequently, adoption of robotic colectomy by surgeons has been expectedly slow. The objectives of the study were to compare the outcomes of robotic colectomy to laparoscopic colectomy for patients with right-sided tumors undergoing a standardized completely intracorporeal operation and to examine the impact of prior experience with laparoscopic right colectomies on the performance of robotic right colectomies. Retrospective review of outcomes of consecutive patients undergoing a robotic right colectomy (robot) compared to those undergoing laparoscopic colectomy (LAP). LAP patients were further subdivided into a group during the learning curve (LC) and after the learning curve (post-LC). Data collected included operative time (OT), conversion to laparotomy, lymph nodes harvested (LN), length of stay (LOS), 30-day morbidity, and mortality. Comparison of continuous and categorical variables was assessed with the independent samples t test and Chi-square test, respectively. Data are expressed as mean ± SD, and significance defined as p < 0.05. 122 patients underwent robot (n = 21), LAP (n = 101), LC (n = 51), or post-LC (n = 50). OT was decreased for post-LC compared to LC (198 vs. 228 min). There were no conversions in robot and five with LAP. Morbidity was similar for robot (14%) compared to LAP (22%), LC (24%), or post-LC cases (20%). Median LOS was similar for robot vs. LAP (3 vs. 5 days). Robot had greater mean LN yield vs. LAP (19 vs. 14, p = 0.02). The initial outcomes with completely intracorporeal colectomy achieved robotically were equivalent to results during or after LC for laparoscopic resection. Proficiency gained with LAP seems to positively impact the initial results with the robot.
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