Pure laparoscopic versus robotic liver resections: Multicentric propensity score-based analysis with stratification according to difficulty scores.

Journal: Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences
Published Date: Aug 3, 2021

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The benefits of pure laparoscopic and robot-assisted liver resections (LLR and RALR) are known in comparison to open surgery. The aim of the present retrospective comparative study is to investigate the role of RALR and LLR according to different levels of difficulty.

Authors

  • Federica Cipriani
    Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milano, Italy.
  • Guido Fiorentini
    Hepatobiliary Surgery Division, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
  • Paolo Magistri
    Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation Unit, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza - University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
  • Andrea Fontani
    General Surgery Division, San Donato Hospital, Arezzo, Italy.
  • Francesca Menonna
    Division of General and Transplant Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
  • Mario Annecchiarico
  • Andrea Lauterio
    Department of General Surgery and Abdominal Transplantation, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy.
  • Luciano De Carlis
    Department of General Surgery and Abdominal Transplantation, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy.
  • Andrea Coratti
  • Ugo Boggi
  • Graziano Ceccarelli
    Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, San Donato Hospital, via Pietro Nenni 20-22, 52100, Arezzo, Italy.
  • Fabrizio Di Benedetto
    Liver and Multivisceral Transplant Center, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
  • Luca Aldrighetti
    Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milano, Italy.

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