SynthesisInternational journal of colorectal disease2025
Robotic versus laparoscopic colectomy for transverse colon cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Robotic versus laparoscopic resection for transverse colon and splenic flexure cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Robot-assisted colectomy is associated with improved perioperative outcomes and favorable survival in stage I-III colon cancer: a nationwide overlap-weighted analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Short-Term Outcomes of Robot-Assisted Versus Laparoscopic Colectomy for Colon Cancer: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis.Annals of gastroenterological surgery · 2026Article
- Robot-assisted right hemicolectomy for ascending colon cancer with a rare common trunk for the ileocolic and middle colic arteries: a case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2026Article
- Robotic Gastrointestinal Surgery Compared to Conventional Approaches: An Umbrella Review of Clinical and Economic Outcomes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
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- Robotic Segmental Resection of the Splenic Flexure and Mid-Transverse Colon for Malignancy Treatment: A Systematic Review of Operative Techniques, Anastomotic Approaches, and Surgical and Oncological Outcomes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Current Evidence in Robotic Colorectal Surgery.Cancers · 2025Review
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Abstract
purposeTransverse colon cancer, which accounts for approximately 10% of all colon cancers, has a significant gap in the available scientific literature regarding the optimal minimally invasive surgical approach. This meta-analysis aims to compare the robotic and laparoscopic approaches for the surgical management of transverse colon cancer.
methodsOur systematic review made use of Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis (PRISMA) guidelines, in addition to Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions. Articles of interest turned out from a search with PubMed/MEDLINE, Cochrane Library (Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials-CENTRAL), Web of Science (Science and Social Science Citation Index), and Embase databases. A comprehensive literature search was conducted for comparative population studies concerning patients who underwent robotic or laparoscopic colectomy for transverse colon cancer). The risk of bias was assessed by the Cochrane Risk-of-Bias tool for randomized trials (Version 2) (RoB 2) and the Risk Of Bias In Non-randomized Studies - of Interventions (Version 2) ROBINS-I. We evaluated two groups of outcomes: intraoperative and postoperative. RevMan (Computer program) Version 5.4.1 was used to perform the meta-analysis. The heterogeneity of the included studies in the meta-analysis was assessed by using the I
resultsThe 4 included comparative studies (373 patients: 116 robotic colectomy versus 257 laparoscopic colectomy) had a time frame of approximately 26 years (2005-2021) and an observational nature. Meta-analysis showed a longer operative time (MD: 62.47, 95% CI: 18.17, 106.76, I
conclusionsOur meta-analysis revealed that the robotic approach to transverse colon cancer appears to be a safe and feasible option, with results comparable to those of laparoscopic surgery, with longer operating times but a shorter hospital stay. Further high-quality methodological studies are needed to evaluate and compare the short- and long-term outcomes, healthcare costs, and the learning curve between the robotic and laparoscopic surgical approaches.
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