ArticleAnnals of surgical treatment and research2025
Single-port
Article in Annals of surgical treatment and research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Transoral robotic surgery using the da Vinci single-port system: current evidence and clinical indications - a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Comparative outcomes of da Vinci SP versus da Vinci Xi platforms in robotic cholecystectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Real-Time Endoscopic Video Enhancement via Degradation Representation Estimation and Propagation.Journal of imaging · 2026Article
- Reconfiguring robotic surgery in head and neck practice: transition from multi-port to single-port with early clinical outcomes.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- Single-portAnnals of surgical treatment and research · 2025Article
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Abstract
Purpose: Single-port robotic platforms represent an emerging approach in head and neck surgery, yet their comparative effectiveness against traditional multiport systems remains unclear. Methods: A systematic review of PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane CENTRAL, and ClinicalTrials.gov was conducted from inception to January 17, 2025. From 93 potentially relevant articles, 5 retrospective comparative studies met the inclusion criteria, comprising 1,000 patients (single-port, 453; multiport, 547). Random-effects meta-analysis was performed for operative parameters. Results: Single-port surgery demonstrated shorter docking times (pooled effect size, -1.05; 95% confidence interval [CI], -1.47 to -0.64) with moderate heterogeneity (I Conclusion: This systematic review suggests that single-port robotic surgery offers advantages in docking time while maintaining comparable safety profiles to multiport approaches in head and neck procedures. However, the quality of evidence remains low due to the observational nature of available studies and heterogeneity in outcome reporting.
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