SynthesisJournal of gastrointestinal cancer2023
Short-Term Outcomes After Robotic Versus Open Liver Resection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
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- Robotic versus laparoscopic liver resection for difficult posterosuperior segments: a systematic review with a meta-analysis of propensity-score matched studies.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Pooled it
- Clinical effectiveness of robotic versus laparoscopic and open surgery: an overview of systematic reviews.BMJ open · 2024Pooled it
- Implementation of a Robotic Liver Surgery Program in a Large Municipal Hospital: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis of Clinical, Economic, and Learning Curve Outcomes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
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- Anaesthesiological and perioperative aspects of fully robotic versus open liver transplantation: a matched case-control study.Journal of anesthesia, analgesia and critical care · 2026Article
- Evolution of Robotic-Assisted Hepatobiliary Surgery.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Suitability of Robotic-Assisted Surgery for Hepatic Peribiliary Cysts: A Case Report.Clinical case reports · 2025Article
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- Essential updates 2022/2023: A review of current topics in robotic hepatectomy.Annals of gastroenterological surgery · 2024Review
- Implementation of a patient blood management in an Italian City Hospital: is it effective in reducing the use of red blood cells?Updates in surgery · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundRobotic liver surgery is a novel technique expanding the field of minimally invasive approaches. An increasing number of studies assess the outcomes of robotic liver resections (RLR). The aim of our meta-analysis is to provide an up-to-date comparison of RLR versus open liver resections (OLR), evaluating its safety and efficacy. MATERIALS AND
methodsA systematic search of MEDLINE, Scopus, Google Scholar, Cochrane, and Clinicaltrials.gov for articles published from January 2000 until January 2022 was undertaken.
resultsThirteen non-randomized retrospective and one prospective clinical study enlisting 1801 patients met our inclusion criteria, with 640 patients undergoing RLR and 1161 undergoing OLR. RLR resulted in significantly lower overall morbidity (p < 0.001), shorter length of hospital stay (p = 0.002), and less intraoperative blood loss (p < 0.001). Operative time was found to be significantly higher in the RLR group (p < 0.001). Blood transfusion requirements, R0 resection, and mortality rates presented no difference among the two groups. The cumulative rate of conversion was 5% in the RLR group.
conclusionThe increasing experience in the implementation of the robot will undoubtedly generate more prospective randomized studies, necessary to assess its potential superiority over the traditional open approach, in a variety of hepatic lesions.
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