Port placement for laparoscopic cholecystectomy. A: 10-mm camera trocar, B: 5-mm surgeons left-hand trocar, C: 10-mm surgeons right-hand trocar, D: 5-mm assistant trocar

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Port placement for laparoscopic cholecystectomy. A: 10-mm camera...

Port placement for robotic-assisted cholecystectomy. A: 8-mm camera...

Short-term outcomes and costs analysis of robotic-assisted versus laparoscopic cholecystectomy—a retrospective single-center analysis

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Aug 2023

Antonia Gantschnigg
Oliver O Koch
Franz Singhartinger
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Jaroslav Presl

Purpose Robotic-assisted surgery is an alternative technique for patients undergoing minimal invasive cholecystectomy (CHE). The aim of this study is to compare the outcomes and costs of laparoscopic versus robotic CHE, previously described as the major disadvantage of the robotic system, in a single Austrian tertiary center. Methods A retrospecti...