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ArticleAnnals of surgical oncology2024

Robotic Radical Cholecystectomy: Demonstrating Technical Equivalence to Open Surgery in Gallbladder Cancer.

Gurudutt P Varty, Shraddha Patkar, Kaival Gundavda, Niket Shah, Mahesh Goel

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Article in Annals of surgical oncology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Gurudutt P VartyHepatobiliary and Retroperitoneal Sarcoma Division, Department of Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India.
Shraddha PatkarHepatobiliary and Retroperitoneal Sarcoma Division, Department of Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India.
Kaival GundavdaHepatobiliary and Retroperitoneal Sarcoma Division, Department of Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India.
Niket ShahHepatobiliary and Retroperitoneal Sarcoma Division, Department of Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India.
Mahesh GoelHepatobiliary and Retroperitoneal Sarcoma Division, Department of Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India. drmaheshgoel@gmail.com.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOpen radical cholecystectomy is the current "gold standard" for the management of gallbladder cancer. In well-selected patients, robotic radical cholecystectomy (RRC) can be a suitable alternative offering immediate postoperative benefits, such as less blood loss, shorter hospital stay, and fewer complications, while being oncologically equivalent. However, it requires a longer learning curve.

conclusionsThere remains little doubt regarding the feasibility and early postoperative benefits of RRC.

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CholecystectomyGallbladder NeoplasmsLymph Node ExcisionRobotic Surgical ProceduresAdultFemaleHumansPrognosis

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PMID39141145

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