SynthesisUpdates in surgery2020
Robotic versus laparoscopic surgery for gastric cancer: an overview of systematic reviews with quality assessment of current evidence.
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- A comparison of postoperative outcomes between robotic-assisted and laparoscopic-assisted total gastrectomy: a comprehensive meta-analysis and systematic review.BMC surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Clinical effectiveness of robotic versus laparoscopic and open surgery: an overview of systematic reviews.BMJ open · 2024Pooled it
- Robotic Gastrointestinal Surgery Compared to Conventional Approaches: An Umbrella Review of Clinical and Economic Outcomes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- The comparison of short-term outcomes between robotic and laparoscopic radical distal gastrectomy.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2023Article
- Robotic spleen-preserving total gastrectomy shows better short-term advantages: a comparative study with laparoscopic surgery.Surgical endoscopy · 2022Article
- The effects of gender, age, and videogame experience on performance and experiences with a surgical robotic arm: an exploratory study with general public.Journal of robotic surgery · 2022Article
- Comparison of short-term outcomes between robotic and laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer: a propensity score-matching analysis.Journal of robotic surgery · 2021Article
- Surgical Management of Gastric Cancer: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
- Current status of robotic gastrectomy for gastric cancer: comparison with laparoscopic gastrectomy.Updates in surgery · 2021Review
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Abstract
Many systematic reviews have been published to evaluate the clinical benefits of robotic surgery for gastric cancer. However, these reviews have investigated various outcomes and differ considerably in quality. In this overview, we summarize the findings and quality of these reviews. A comprehensive literature search was conducted using PubMed, Scopus, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials to identify systematic reviews and meta-analyses that compared robotic surgery with laparoscopic surgery for gastric cancer. We summarized the results of the meta-analyses and evaluated the quality of the reviews using the AMSTAR-2 tool. The literature search identified 14 eligible reviews. The reviews showed that estimated blood loss was significantly less and time to resumption of oral intake was significantly shorter in patients who underwent robotic surgery than in those who underwent laparoscopic surgery. However, no significant differences in other outcomes were found between the two types of surgery. The quality of the included reviews was judged to be critically low. In conclusion, the available evidence, albeit of critically low quality, suggests that robotic surgery decreases estimated blood loss and shortens the time to resumption of oral intake in patients with gastric cancer. There is currently no high-quality evidence that robotic surgery has clinical benefits for gastric cancer patients.
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