Robotic versus laparoscopic resection of liver tumours
- Berber, Eren
- Akyildiz, Hizir Yakup
- Aucejo, Federico
- Gunasekaran, Ganesh
- Chalikonda, Sricharan
- Fung, John
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AbstractBackgroundThere are scant data in the literature regarding the role of robotic liver surgery. The aim of the present study was to develop techniques for robotic liver tumour resection and to draw a comparison with laparoscopic resection.MethodsOver a 1-year period, nine patients underwent robotic resection of peripherally located malignant lesions measuring <5cm. These patients were compared prospectively with 23 patients who underwent laparoscopic resection of similar tumours at the same institution. Statistical analyses were performed using Student's t-test, χ2-test and Kaplan–Meier survival. All data are expressed as mean ± SEM.ResultsThe groups were similar with regards to age, gender and tumour type (P= NS). Tumour size was sim...
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