Robotic versus laparoscopic right hemicolectomy with complete mesocolic excision using a cranial approach: a propensity score-matched retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed to compare the perioperative outcomes of robotic versus laparoscopic complete mesocolic excision (CME) and to assess the safety and feasibility of robotic CME (R-CME) for right-sided colon cancer. As part of this analysis, the feasibility and safety of the robotic approach were also evaluated.

Methods

Patients who underwent right hemicolectomy with either robotic CME (R-CME, 48 patients) or laparoscopic CME (L-CME, 123 patients) between April 2016 and December 2023 were retrospectively analyzed using propensity score matching (PSM).

Results

After matching, the R-CME and L-CME groups each of the 40 included patients. The R-CME group had less intraoperative blood loss (P = 0.007), a shorter median time to first flatus (P < 0.001), and a short

SUBMITTER: Nonaka T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12532615 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature