Robotic hepatectomy and biliary reconstruction for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma: a pioneer western case series.

ABSTRACT: Open surgery is the standard of care for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (pCCA). With the aim of oncologic radicality, it requires a complex major hepatectomy with biliary reconstruction. The postoperative course is consequently often complicated, with severe morbidity and mortality rates of up to 27.5-54% and 18%, respectively. Robotic liver surgery is emerging as a safe, minimally-invasive technique with huge potential for pCCA management. After the first case described by Giulianotti in 2010, here we present the first western series of robot-assisted liver resections with biliary reconstruction for pCCA with the aim to preliminarily assess the feasibility and repeatability of the procedure. At our high-volume teaching hospital center dedicated to HPB surgery, 128 pCCA patients have been su

SUBMITTER: Cillo U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8184707 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature