Robotic liver resection for malignancy: Current status, oncologic outcomes, comparison to laparoscopy, and future applications.

Publication/Presentation Date

9-1-2015

Abstract

Utilization of robotic techniques for resection of the liver is slowly gaining acceptance in specific situations and is now being applied to more challenging endeavors, such as major hepatectomy for cancer. This review provides a summary of robotic applications in liver surgery, with specific attention perioperative outcomes, oncologic outcomes, cost, and comparison to conventional laparoscopic techniques of liver resection. We also discuss future applications of robotic-assisted liver surgery.

Volume

112

Issue

3

First Page

295

Last Page

301

ISSN

1096-9098

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

26119652

Department(s)

Department of Surgery, Lehigh Valley Topper Cancer Institute

Document Type

Article

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