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Robotic versus laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer in older patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Xinyu WangRui MaTiewei HouHao XuCheng ZhangChun Ye
Published in: Minimally invasive therapy & allied technologies : MITAT : official journal of the Society for Minimally Invasive Therapy (2024)
This first meta-analysis comparing outcomes of robotic and laparoscopic surgery in older colorectal cancer patients shows that both approaches result in no difference in operating time, complication rates, conversion to open surgery, reoperation rates, and LOS. Scarce data shows that mortality and readmission rates may be lower with robotic surgery.
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