Robot assistance in liver surgery: A real advantage over a fully laparoscopic approach? Results of a comparative bi-institutional analysis

International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 160-166

  Troisi, Roberto I ^a   Patriti, Alberto ^b   Montalti, Roberto ^a   Casciola, Luciano ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b ASL3 Umbria San Matteo degli Infermi Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic liver resection; Liver surgery; Robot assisted liver resection

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; LAPAROSCOPY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TRANSPLANTATION (SURGICAL);

BLOOD LOSS; CONVERSION RATES; INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS; LAPAROSCOPIC LIVER RESECTION; LIVER RESECTIONS; LIVER SURGERY; ROBOT ASSISTANCE; ROBOT-ASSISTED LIVER RESECTION; SURGICAL OUTCOME;

ROBOTIC SURGERY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE LEAKAGE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY FAILURE; LAPAROSCOPIC LIVER RESECTION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLEURA EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROBOT ASSISTED LIVER SURGERY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 84878995366     PISSN: 14785951     EISSN: 1478596X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rcs.1495     Document Type: Article

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