ArticleJournal of robotic surgery2023
Safe implementation of robotic right colectomy with intracorporeal anastomosis.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.
- Robotic versus laparoscopic intracorporeal anastomosis learning curve: a systematic review.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Learning curve of minimally invasive complete mesocolic excision for right-sided colon cancer: a systematic review.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Pooled it
- Comparison of short-term outcomes of robotic versus laparoscopic right colectomy for patients ≥ 65 years of age: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Double-stapled intracorporeal anastomosis for minimally invasive right and left colectomies: a standardized technical approach.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Short-term clinical outcomes and cost analysis of intracorporeal anastomosis with laparoscopic and robotic staplers during robot-assisted right colon resection: a single-center retrospective study.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Article
- Minimizing incisional hernia: intracorporeal anastomosis makes the difference after laparoscopic right colectomy.International journal of colorectal disease · 2025Article
- Robotic right colectomy with complete mesocolic excision, central vascular ligation and hand-sewn intracorporeal anastomosis: feasibility, safety, and learning curve analysis.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
- Multidimensional assessment of the learning curve of intracorporeal anastomosis during laparoscopic right colectomy.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2024Article
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Abstract
The robotic platform can overcome technical difficulties associated with laparoscopic colon surgery. Transitioning from laparoscopic right colectomy with extracorporeal anastomosis (ECA) to robotic right colectomy with intracorporeal anastomosis (ICA) is associated with a learning phase. This study aimed at determining the length of this learning phase and its associated morbidity. We retrospectively analyzed all laparoscopic right colectomies with ECA (n = 38) and robotic right colectomies with ICA (n = 67) for (pre)malignant lesions performed by a single surgeon between January 2014 and December 2020. CUSUM-plot analysis of total procedure time was used for learning curve determination of robotic colectomies. Non-parametric tests were used for statistical analysis. Compared to laparoscopy, the learning phase robotic right colectomies (n = 35) had longer procedure times (p < 0.001) but no differences in anastomotic leakage rate, length of stay or 30-day morbidity. Conversion rate was reduced from 16 to 3 percent in the robotic group. This study provides evidence that robotic right colectomy with ICA can be safely implemented without increasing morbidity.
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