ArticleJournal of robotic surgery2023
Robotic liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma: analysis of surgical margins and clinical outcomes from a western tertiary hepatobiliary center.
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- A prospective, single-center investigation of the single-port robotic platform for cholecystectomy, gastrectomy and anti-reflux operations.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Global research trends in robot-assisted hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma: a visualized bibliometric analysis.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- Impact of patient factors on outcomes in robotic major and minor hepatectomy: importance of patient selection.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- Robotic vs laparoscopic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma: multicentric propensity-score matched analysis of surgical and oncologic outcomes in 647 patients.Updates in surgery · 2025Article
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- The role of the AST-to-platelet ratio index (APRI) score on outcomes following robotic minor, technically major, & major hepatectomy for liver tumors.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Article
- Tampa difficulty score: a scoring system for difficulty of robotic pancreaticoduodenectomy.Journal of robotic surgery · 2024Article
- Internal validation of the Tampa Robotic Difficulty Scoring System: real-time assessment of the novel robotic scoring system in predicting clinical outcomes after hepatectomy.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Article
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- A propensity score matched analysis of robotic and open hepatectomy for treatment of liver tumors. Clinical outcomes, oncological survival, and costs comparison.Journal of robotic surgery · 2023Article
- Robotic Cholecystectomy Remains Safe and Effective After Regular Hours: A 3-Year Update.JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic SurgeonsArticle
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Abstract
This study was undertaken to determine surgical outcomes of patients undergoing robotic hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and to investigate the correlation between tumor distance to margin and perioperative outcomes, as well as overall survival (OS). To our knowledge, this study represents the largest series of robotic liver resection for HCC in North America. We retrospectively analyzed 58 consecutive patients who underwent robotic liver resection for HCC. Patients were further stratified by tumor distance to margin (≤ 1 mm, 1.1-9.9 mm, ≥ 10 mm) and their clinical outcomes including OS were compared. A majority of patients attained a greater than 1 mm tumor distance to margin (81%). There were no differences in tumor size between patient cohorts who attained ≤ 1 mm, 1.1-9.9 mm, and ≥ 10 mm margins. There were no differences in pre-, intra-, and postoperative outcomes among the three cohorts. Cost variables of interest were also similar. OS was highest in the > 10 mm margin cohort, and this was statistically significant at 3 and 5 years. Robotic HCC resection was associated with adequate tumor distance to margin. Wide margins ≥ 10 mm are associated with the best OS.
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