Perioperative outcomes of robot-assisted versus laparoscopic liver resection for cavernous hemangioma: a propensity score matching study.

Journal: Surgical endoscopy
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Minimally invasive techniques have increasingly been adopted for liver resection. This study aimed to compare the perioperative outcomes of robot-assisted liver resection (RALR) with laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) for liver cavernous hemangioma and to evaluate the treatment feasibility and safety.

Authors

  • Wei Zhang
    The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
  • Junjie Liu
    Tianjin Key Lab of Indoor Air Environmental Quality Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China.
  • Zunyi Zhang
    Department of Surgery, Hepatic Surgery Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430030, People's Republic of China.
  • Yuwei Wang
    College of Pharmacy, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, 712000, PR China.
  • Shuai Xiang
    Department of Surgery, Hepatic Surgery Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430030, People's Republic of China.
  • Lin Chen
    College of Sports, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China.
  • Peng Zhu
    Center for Drug Safety Evaluation and Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China.
  • Wanguang Zhang
    Department of Surgery, Hepatic Surgery Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430030, People's Republic of China.
  • Chang Shu
    Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China.
  • Wan Yee Lau
    Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China. josephlau@cuhk.edu.hk.
  • Bixiang Zhang
    Department of Surgery, Hepatic Surgery Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430030, People's Republic of China. bixiangzhang@163.com.
  • Xiaoping Chen
    Clinical Medical College, Yangzhou University, 225009 Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China; Department of Anesthesiology, Institute of Anesthesia, Emergency and Critical Care, Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital Affiliated to Yangzhou University, 225002 Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China.