Laparoscopic versus robotic adrenalectomy: A comprehensive meta-analysis.

Journal: International journal of surgery (London, England)
Published Date: Feb 1, 2017

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The benefit of robotic adrenalectomy (RA) compared to laparoscopic adrenalectomy (LA) is still debatable. The purpose of this paper was to systematically review and synthesize all available evidence comparing RA to LA so as to evaluate which procedure provides superior clinical outcomes.

Authors

  • Konstantinos P Economopoulos
    Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Society of Junior Doctors, Athens, Greece. Electronic address: economopoulos@sni.gr.
  • Konstantinos S Mylonas
    Society of Junior Doctors, Athens, Greece; Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Medical School, Thessaloniki, Greece.
  • Aliki A Stamou
    Society of Junior Doctors, Athens, Greece; University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens, Greece.
  • Vasileios Theocharidis
    Society of Junior Doctors, Athens, Greece; University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens, Greece.
  • Theodoros N Sergentanis
    Society of Junior Doctors, Athens, Greece; Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
  • Theodora Psaltopoulou
    Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
  • Melanie L Richards
    Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.

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