Abstract
Robotic liver resection can overcome some of the limitations of laparoscopic liver surgery; therefore, it is a promising tool to increase the proportion of minimally invasive liver resections. The present article gives an overview of the current literature. Furthermore, the results of a nationwide survey on robotic liver surgery among hospitals in Germany with a DaVinci system used in general visceral surgery and the perioperative results of two German robotic centers are presented.
Keywords:
Cost-benefit ratio; DaVinci system; Indications; Learning curve; Long-term results.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Bile Duct Neoplasms / economics
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Bile Duct Neoplasms / mortality
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Bile Duct Neoplasms / surgery*
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Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / economics
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Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / mortality
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Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / surgery*
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Cholangiocarcinoma / economics
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Cholangiocarcinoma / mortality
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Cholangiocarcinoma / surgery*
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Colorectal Neoplasms / economics
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Colorectal Neoplasms / mortality
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Colorectal Neoplasms / surgery*
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Cost-Benefit Analysis / economics
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Female
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Follow-Up Studies
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Germany
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Hepatectomy / economics
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Hepatectomy / instrumentation
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Hepatectomy / methods*
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Humans
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Laparoscopy / economics
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Laparoscopy / instrumentation
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Laparoscopy / methods*
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Learning Curve
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Liver Neoplasms / economics
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Liver Neoplasms / mortality
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Liver Neoplasms / secondary*
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Liver Neoplasms / surgery*
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Robotic Surgical Procedures / economics
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Robotic Surgical Procedures / instrumentation
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Robotic Surgical Procedures / methods*
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Survival Analysis