Robotic Liver Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Multicenter Case Series
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Limitations
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
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Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
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Variables | n = 343 |
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Age (yr), mean | 68 |
Male, n (%) | 78.42% |
BMI (kg/m2), mean | 27 |
ASA score ≥ III, n (%) | 55.97% |
Charlson comorbidity score, mean | 5.73 |
Previous open abdominal surgery, n (%) | 18.07% |
Previous laparoscopic abdominal surgery, n (%) | 17.49% |
Cirrhosis, n (%) | 74.92% |
Viral etiology, n (%) | 56.8% |
MELD Score, mean | 8.09 |
Child–Pugh score, n (%) | A (93.3%), B (6.7%) |
Number of lesions, mean | 1.26 |
Tumor: size of the biggest lesion (mm), mean | 33.65 |
TAMPA score, mean | 1.82 |
Alpha-fetoprotein, mean–median | 270.30–270 |
Variables | n = 343 |
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Major resection, n (%) | 13.12% |
Anatomical resection, n (%) | 54.8% |
Conversion to open, n (%) | 4.95% |
Conversion to laparoscopy, n (%) | 0 |
Operative time (min), mean–median | 239.56–220 |
Estimated blood loss (mL), mean–median | 229.45–150 |
Blood transfusion, n (%) | 4.08% |
Pedicle clamping, n (%) | 40.23% |
Variables | n = 343 |
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Post-operative complication, n (%) | 22.74 |
Biliary leakage, n (%) | 2.62 |
Hemorrhage, n (%) | 2.33 |
Prolonged pain, n (%) | 5.83 |
Ascites, n (%) | 10.49 |
Pulmonary infection, n (%) | 6.41 |
Other infections, n (%) | 5.25 |
Severe complication (Clavien ≥ 3), n (%) | 4.08 |
Reintervention, n (%) | 0.29 |
ICU stay (days), mean | 0.90 |
Total hospital stay (days), mean–median | 5.82–5 |
Surgical margins (mm), mean-median | 10.07–10 |
R1 parenchymal, n (%) | 7.6 |
Readmission at 90 days, n (%) | 4.08 |
Disease recurrence, n (%) | 22.74 |
Mortality at 90 days, n (%) | 0.9 |
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Caringi, S.; Delvecchio, A.; Conticchio, M.; Ratti, F.; Magistri, P.; Belli, A.; Ceccarelli, G.; Izzo, F.; Spampinato, M.G.; De’Angelis, N.; et al. Robotic Liver Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Multicenter Case Series. Cancers 2025, 17, 415. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17030415
Caringi S, Delvecchio A, Conticchio M, Ratti F, Magistri P, Belli A, Ceccarelli G, Izzo F, Spampinato MG, De’Angelis N, et al. Robotic Liver Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Multicenter Case Series. Cancers. 2025; 17(3):415. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17030415
Chicago/Turabian StyleCaringi, Silvio, Antonella Delvecchio, Maria Conticchio, Francesca Ratti, Paolo Magistri, Andrea Belli, Graziano Ceccarelli, Francesco Izzo, Marcello Giuseppe Spampinato, Nicola De’Angelis, and et al. 2025. "Robotic Liver Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Multicenter Case Series" Cancers 17, no. 3: 415. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17030415
APA StyleCaringi, S., Delvecchio, A., Conticchio, M., Ratti, F., Magistri, P., Belli, A., Ceccarelli, G., Izzo, F., Spampinato, M. G., De’Angelis, N., Pessaux, P., Piardi, T., Di Benedetto, F., Aldrighetti, L., & Memeo, R. (2025). Robotic Liver Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Multicenter Case Series. Cancers, 17(3), 415. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17030415