Laparoscopic and robot-assisted surgery for adult congenital biliary dilatation achieves favorable short-term outcomes without increasing the risk of late complications.
Takanori MorikawaHideo OhtsukaTatsuyuki TakadateMasaharu IshidaTakayuki MiuraMasamichi MizumaKei NakagawaTakashi KameiTakeshi NaitohMichiaki UnnoPublished in: Surgery today (2022)
MIS achieved favorable short-term outcomes without compromising mid-term outcomes compared to OS and is appropriate for adult patients with CBD. Robotic HJ may be more ideal than its laparoscopic counterpart.