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Review
. 2021 Jun 12;11(6):550.
doi: 10.3390/jpm11060550.

Updates on Robotic CME for Right Colon Cancer: A Qualitative Systematic Review

Wanda Petz  1 , Simona Borin  1 , Uberto Fumagalli Romario  1
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Review

Updates on Robotic CME for Right Colon Cancer: A Qualitative Systematic Review

Wanda Petz et al. J Pers Med. .

Abstract

Background: Complete mesocolic excision (CME) is a surgical technique introduced with the aim of ameliorating the oncologic results of colectomy. Various experiences have demonstrated favorable oncologic results of CME in comparison with standard colectomy, in which the principles of CME are not respected. The majority of the literature refers to open or laparoscopic CME. This review analyses current evidence regarding robotic CME for right colectomy.

Methods: An extensive Medline (Pub Med) search for relevant case series, restricted to papers published in English, was performed, censoring video vignettes and case reports.

Results: Fourteen studies (ten retrospective, four comparative series of robotic versus laparoscopic CME) were included, with patient numbers ranging from 20 to 202. Four different approaches to CME are described, which also depend on the robotic platform utilized. Intraoperative and early clinical results were good, with a low conversion and anastomotic leak rate and a majority of Clavien-Dindo complications being Grades I and II. Oncologic adequacy of the surgical specimens was found to be good, although a homogeneous histopathologic evaluation was not provided.

Conclusions: Further large studies are warranted to define long-term oncologic results of robotic right colectomy with CME and its eventual benefits in comparison to laparoscopy.

Keywords: complete mesocolic excision; right colectomy; robotic surgery.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interests.

Figures

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(a,b): trocars position for “medial-to-lateral” approach with the da Vinci Si® system.
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Trocars position for “medial-to-lateral”, “SMV first” and “top-to-down” approach with the da Vinci Xi® system.
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Trocars position for “bottom-to-up” approach with the da Vinci Xi® system.
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