ANZ journal of surgery
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ANZ journal of surgery · Mar 2019
Multicenter StudyInitial experience with robotic hepatectomy in Singapore: analysis of 48 resections in 43 consecutive patients.
Presently, the adoption of laparoscopic hepatectomy is rapidly increasingly worldwide. However, the application of robotic hepatectomy (RH) remains limited and its role remains undefined today. ⋯ Our initial experience demonstrated that RH is safe, feasible and associated with excellent post-operative outcomes. It can be performed successfully with low morbidity even for complex resections such as major hepatectomies, posterior sectionectomies, tumours in difficult posterosuperior segments and repeat liver resections.