ArticleSurgical endoscopy2023
Laparoscopic versus robotic adrenalectomy in severely obese patients.
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- 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
- Systematic review and meta-analysis comparing perioperative outcomes of minimally invasive and open axillary lymph node dissection in breast cancer.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Robotic-assisted versus laparoscopic adrenalectomy for large adrenal tumors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International urology and nephrology · 2025Pooled it
- A comprehensive review and meta-analysis comparing robot-assisted and laparoscopic adrenalectomy in individuals with obesity.Journal of robotic surgery · 2024Pooled it
- Robotic posterior retroperitoneal adrenalectomy versus laparoscopic posterior retroperitoneal adrenalectomy: outcomes from a pooled analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Pooled it
- Robotic adrenalectomy: comparison of DaVinci, HUGO™-RAS and VersiusUpdates in surgery · 2026Article
- Early Outcomes, Learning Curve and Cost Analysis of Totally Robotic Sleeve Gastrectomy.Obesity surgery · 2026Article
- The impact of body mass and posterior adiposity indices in robotic adrenalectomy.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Retrospective matched case-control comparison of Totally Robotic Sleeve Gastrectomy (RSG) during the learning curve with Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy (LSG): why is operative time different?Updates in surgery · 2025Article
- Minimally invasive axillary lymph node dissection versus conventional axillary lymph node dissection: a comparative study on short-term efficacy in breast cancer.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
- Comparison of da Vinci SP and Xi surgical systems for robotic lateral transperitoneal adrenalectomy: a retrospective single-center observational study.Annals of surgical treatment and research · 2025Article
- Surgical outcomes from robotic-assisted adrenalectomy: a case series on experience in a large tertiary referral centre.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
- Robot-assisted adrenalectomy: Step-by-step technique and surgical outcomes at a high-volume robotic center.Asian journal of urology · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundOver the last 20 years, the prevalence of severe obesity (body mass index ≥ 35 kg/m
methodsThis was an institutional review board-approved retrospective study. Prospectively collected clinical parameters of patients who underwent LA versus RA between 2000 and 2021 at a single center were compared using Mann-Whitney U, ANOVA, Chi-square, and multivariate regression analysis. Continuous data are expressed as median (interquartile range).
resultsFor lateral transabdominal (LT) adrenalectomies, skin-to-skin operative time (OT) [164.5 (71.0) vs 198.8 (117.0) minutes, p = 0.006] and estimated blood loss [26.2 (15.0) vs 72.6 (50.0) ml, p = 0.010] were less in RA versus LA group, respectively. Positive margin rate, hospital stay and 90-day morbidity were similar between the groups (p = NS). For posterior retroperitoneal (PR) approach, operative time and perioperative outcomes were similar between LA and RA groups. Multivariate analysis demonstrated robotic versus laparoscopic technique (p = 0.006) to be an independent predictor of a shorter OT.
conclusionThere was a benefit of robotic over the laparoscopic LT adrenalectomy regarding OT and estimated blood loss. Although limited by the small sample size, there was no difference regarding perioperative outcomes between RA and LA performed through a PR approach.
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