title: Robotic Liver Surgery: Early Experience From a Single Surgical Center.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The use of robotic surgery in liver resection is still limited. Our aim is to present our early experience of robotic liver resection.
  
  
  METHODS
  It is a retrospective review of Sanchinarro University hospital experience of robotic liver resection performed from 2011 to 2014. Clinicopathologic characteristics, and perioperative and postoperative outcomes were recorded and analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twenty-one procedures have been performed and 13 (65%) of them were for malignancy. There were 2 left hepatectomies, 1 right hepatectomy, 1 associated liver partition and portal vein ligation staged procedure (both steps by robotic approach), 1 bisegmentectomy and 3 segmentectomies, 9 wedge resections, and 3 pericystectomies. The mean operating time was 282 minutes (range, 90 to 540 min). Overall conversion rate and postoperative complication rate were 4.7% and 19%, respectively. The mean length of hospital stay was 13.4 days (range, 4 to 64 d).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  From our early experience, robotic liver surgery is a safe and feasible procedure, especially for major hepatectomies.
authors.affiliation: General Surgery Department, Madrid Norte Sanchinarro San Pablo University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Yolanda
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Quijano
authors.forename: Emilio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vicente
authors.forename: Benedetto
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authors.lastname: Ielpo
authors.forename: Hipolito
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authors.lastname: Duran
authors.forename: Eduardo
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authors.lastname: Diaz
authors.forename: Isabel
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authors.lastname: Fabra
authors.forename: Sergio
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authors.lastname: Olivares
authors.forename: Valentina
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authors.lastname: Ferri
authors.forename: Irene
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authors.lastname: Ortega
authors.forename: Luis
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authors.lastname: Malavé
authors.forename: Antonio
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authors.lastname: Ferronetti
authors.forename: Giuseppe
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authors.lastname: Piccinni
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Caruso
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000379:methods; D061887:Conversion to Open Surgery / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006498:Hepatectomy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods; D007902:Length of Stay; D008099:Liver / Q000601:surgery*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D061646:Operative Time; D056888:Patient Positioning; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D065287:Robotic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome