Letter to the Editors: "Efficacy and safety of robotic surgery versus open surgery for hilar cholangiocarcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis"

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Universitätsmedizin Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.
² Department of Visceral and Digestive Surgery, Perpignan Hospital, Perpignan, France.
³ Department of Visceral and Digestive Surgery, Monastir University Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia.

Hani Oweira et al. Int J Surg. 2025.

. 2025 Jul 1;111(7):4917-4918.

doi: 10.1097/JS9.0000000000002393. Epub 2025 Jun 4.

¹ Department of Surgery, Universitätsmedizin Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.
² Department of Visceral and Digestive Surgery, Perpignan Hospital, Perpignan, France.
³ Department of Visceral and Digestive Surgery, Monastir University Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia.

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