title: Robot-assisted laparoscopic extended right hepatectomy with biliary reconstruction.
abstract: Robotic surgery represents one of the most advanced developments in the field of minimally invasive surgery. In this article, we describe the case of an extended right hepatectomy with a left hepaticojejunostomy performed for radical resection of a hilar cholangiocarcinoma. This operation was performed by using the da Vinci Robotic Surgical System (Intuitive Surgical, Sunnyvale, CA). In this case, the operative time was 540 minutes, with an intraoperative blood loss of 800 mL. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient was discharged at postoperative day 11. This report confirms the technical feasibility and safety of robot-assisted extended hepatic resections with biliary reconstruction. Further experience and a long follow-up are required to validate this initial report.
authors.affiliation: Division of General, Minimally Invasive, and Robotic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA. piercg@uic.edu
authors.forename: Pier C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Giulianotti
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sbrana
authors.forename: Francesco M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Bianco
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Addeo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001653:Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic / Q000601:surgery*; D018281:Cholangiocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006498:Hepatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012371:Robotics; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed