Early outcomes of robotic vs open living donor right hepatectomy in a US Center.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Robotic living donor hepatectomy offers potential advantages but has been limited to high-volume centers, primarily in Asia and the Middle East. We report our experience establishing a robotic living donor right hepatectomy program in a U.S. center with low LDLT volume and no prior laparoscopic donor hepatectomy experience and analyze early outcomes.

Methods

This retrospective cohort study analyzed 37 living donor right hepatectomies (13 robotic [including one open conversion], 24 open) performed between June 2022 and February 2024.

Results

The robotic group had longer operative times (median [range], 451 [374-568] minutes vs 368 [276-421] minutes; P < 0.001) but less blood loss (median [range], 200 [50-700] mL vs 900 [300-2500] mL; P < 0.001). One case req

SUBMITTER: Sambommatsu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11870880 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature