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ArticleRadiology and oncology2021

Robotic versus laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer: a case-control study.

Jan Grosek, Jurij Ales Kosir, Primoz Sever, Vanja Erculj, Ales Tomazic

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Article in Radiology and oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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Jan GrosekDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, Ljubljana University Medical Center, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Jurij Ales KosirDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, Ljubljana University Medical Center, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Primoz SeverDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, Ljubljana University Medical Center, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Vanja ErculjFaculty of Criminal Justice and Security, University of Maribor, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Ales TomazicDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, Ljubljana University Medical Center, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRobotic resections represent a novel approach to treatment of colorectal cancer. The aim of our study was to critically assess the implementation of robotic colorectal surgical program at our institution and to compare it to the established laparoscopically assisted surgery. PATIENTS AND

methodsA retrospective case-control study was designed to compare outcomes of consecutively operated patients who underwent elective laparoscopic or robotic colorectal resections at a tertiary academic centre from 2019 to 2020. The associations between patient characteristics, type of operation, operation duration, conversions, duration of hospitalization, complications and number of harvested lymph nodes were assessed by using univariate logistic regression analysis.

resultsA total of 83 operations met inclusion criteria, 46 robotic and 37 laparoscopic resections, respectively. The groups were comparable regarding the patient and operative characteristics. The operative time was longer in the robotic group (p < 0.001), with fewer conversions to open surgery (p = 0.004), with less patients in need of transfusions (p = 0.004) and lower reoperation rate (p = 0.026). There was no significant difference between the length of stay (p = 0.17), the number of harvested lymph nodes (p = 0.24) and the overall complications (p = 0.58).

conclusionsThe short-term results of robotic colorectal resections were comparable to the laparoscopically assisted operations with fewer conversions to open surgery, fewer blood transfusions and lower reoperation rate in the robotic group.

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Colorectal NeoplasmsLaparoscopyRobotic Surgical ProceduresCase-Control StudiesHumansRetrospective StudiesTreatment Outcomecolorectal cancerlaparoscopic surgeryminimally invasive surgeryrobotic surgery

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PMID34051705
PMCPMC8647796

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