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- Title
Minimally Invasive Pediatric Cholecystectomy: A Comparison of Robotic and Laparoscopic Single and Multiport Techniques.
- Authors
Nolan, Heather; Glenn, Joshua
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Pediatric laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the current standard of care for gallbladder pathology. Single-incision and multiport procedures, as well as robotic and minimally invasive platforms, have been described; however, there is no head-to-head assessment of these interventions in the existing literature. The purpose of our study was to directly compare the minimally invasive cholecystectomy techniques of laparoscopic multiport (LMP), laparoscopic single incision (LSI), robotic multiport (RMP), and robotic single incision (RSI).<bold>Materials and Methods: </bold>All cholecystectomies performed by a single surgeon at a tertiary-care center from 2010 to 2014 were retrospectively reviewed. Seventy-one subjects were included as follows: 30 LMP, 20 LSI, 11 RMP, and 10 RSI. Data were collected on patient characteristics, operative technique, operative times, medications, and postoperative course and analyzed using a Kruskal-Wallis test with a significance of P < .05.<bold>Results: </bold>Operative times for LMP and RSI were similar and shortest of all groups, while LSI was the most time consuming (P = .04). Pain medication use, both narcotic and non-narcotic, was not statistically different with any operation type (P = .37 and .98, respectively). Postoperative length of stay was similar across all groups except for the RSI group which was significantly shorter (P = .04).<bold>Conclusions: </bold>RSI cholecystectomy has significantly shorter postoperative length of stay compared to other minimally invasive techniques. In addition, operative times for RSI are equivalent to the current standard LMP technique.
- Subjects
CHOLECYSTECTOMY; GALLBLADDER surgery; PEDIATRIC surgery; GALLBLADDER diseases; SURGICAL robots; MEDICAL robotics; LAPAROSCOPIC surgery; THERAPEUTICS; COMPARATIVE studies; LENGTH of stay in hospitals; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; POSTOPERATIVE pain; RESEARCH; EVALUATION research; RETROSPECTIVE studies
- Publication
Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques, 2018, Vol 28, Issue 6, p770
- ISSN
1092-6429
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1089/lap.2017.0532