Robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery versus conventional laparoscopic surgery in randomized controlled trials: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Journal: PloS one
Published Date: Jan 23, 2018

Abstract

IMPORTANCE: This review provides a comprehensive comparison of treatment outcomes between robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery (RLS) and conventional laparoscopic surgery (CLS) based on randomly-controlled trials (RCTs).

Authors

  • Hyunsuk Frank Roh
    Department of Biomedical Science, Hanyang University College of Medicine and Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Seoul, Korea.
  • Seung Hyuk Nam
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hanyang University Guri Hospital, Guri, Gyunggi, Korea.
  • Jung Mogg Kim
    Department of Microbiology and Biomedical Science, Hanyang University College of Medicine and Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Seoul, Korea.

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