ReviewUpdates in surgery2021
Robot-assisted adrenalectomy: state of the art.
Review in Updates in surgery, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.
- Does Robotic Adrenalectomy Outperform Laparoscopic Approaches in Obese Patients? A Systematic Review and Subgroup Meta-Analysis of 1,107 Patients.The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS · 2026Pooled it
- Robotic posterior retroperitoneal adrenalectomy versus laparoscopic posterior retroperitoneal adrenalectomy: outcomes from a pooled analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Pooled it
- Short-term perioperative safety and long-term follow-up after robotic-assisted resection of non-renal, non-adrenal retroperitoneal tumors: a 10-year retrospective cohort study.Translational andrology and urology · 2026Article
- Robotic adrenalectomy: comparison of DaVinci, HUGO™-RAS and VersiusUpdates in surgery · 2026Article
- Comparison of Perioperative Outcomes of Laparoscopic and Single-Port Robotic Adrenalectomy.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
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- Exploring the advantages of mixed reality technology in Robot-assisted laparoscopic partial adrenalectomy.World journal of surgical oncology · 2026Article
- Bilateral pheochromocytoma: case series and review of treatment strategies based on genetic mutations.Translational andrology and urology · 2026Article
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- Global research trends in robot-assisted adrenal surgery: a visualized bibliometric analysis.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Review
- Three-dimensional versus two-dimensional laparoscopy: What is the evidence?Veterinary surgery : VS · 2025Review
- The Role of Minimally Invasive Adrenalectomy for Large Adrenal Tumors (≥6 cm): Evidence from a 10-Year Retrospective Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Adrenalectomy Performed with the Da Vinci Single-Port Robotic System: A Systematic Review and Pooled Analysis.Cancers · 2025Review
- Single-Port Robotic Posterior Retroperitoneoscopic Adrenalectomy: Current Perspectives, Technical Considerations, and Future Directions.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- The application of augmented reality in robotic general surgery: A mini-review.Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland) · 2025Review
- [Robotic adrenalectomy-current evidence].Chirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2024Review
- Is robotic-assisted vaginectomy a better choice in vaginal high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions than conventional laparoscopic surgery?BMC women's health · 2024Article
- Da Vinci robot-assisted retroperitoneal tumor resection in 105 patients: a single-center experience.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Article
- The learning curve on robot-assisted transaxillary thyroidectomy performed by a single endocrine surgeon in a third-level institution in Europe: a cumulative sum (CUSUM) analysis.Updates in surgery · 2023Article
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Abstract
Currently, laparoscopic adrenalectomy is worldwide considered the gold standard technique. Both transperitoneal and retroperitoneal approaches have proved their efficacy with excellent outcomes. Since the introduction of da Vinci System (Intuitive Surgical, Sunnyvale, CA), robotic surgery has made many steps forward gaining progressively more diffusion in the field of general and endocrine surgery. The robotic technique offers advantages to overcome some laparoscopic shortcomings (rigid instruments, loss of 3D vision, unstable camera). Indeed, the robotic system is provided of stereoscopic 3D-magnified vision, additional degree of freedom, tremor-filtering technology and a stable camera. Recently, several case series have demonstrated the feasibility and the safety of robot-assisted adrenalectomy in high-volume centers with outcomes comparable to laparoscopic adrenalectomy. Notwithstanding, the technical advantages of the robotic system have not yet demonstrated significant improvements in terms of outcomes to undermine laparoscopic adrenalectomy. Moreover, robotic adrenalectomy harbor inherits drawbacks, such as longer operative time and elevated costs, that limit its use. In particular, the high cost associated with the use of the robotic system is primarily related to the purchase and the maintenance of the unit, the high instruments cost and the longer operative time. Notably, these aspects make robotic adrenalectomy up to 2.3 times more costly than laparoscopic adrenalectomy. This literature review summarizes the current available studies and provides an overview about the robotic scenario including applicability, technical details and surgical outcomes.
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