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Robotic versus conventional laparoscopic liver resections: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Sivesh Kathir KamarajahJames BundredDerek ManasLong JiaoMohammad Abu HilalS A White
Published in: Scandinavian journal of surgery : SJS : official organ for the Finnish Surgical Society and the Scandinavian Surgical Society (2020)
Robotic liver resection appears to offer some advantages compared to conventional laparoscopic surgery, although both techniques appear equivalent. Importantly, the quality of evidence is generally limited to cohort studies and a high-quality randomized trial comparing both techniques is needed.
Keyphrases
  • laparoscopic surgery
  • robot assisted
  • minimally invasive
  • liver metastases
  • quality improvement