title: Robotic versus conventional laparoscopic colorectal operations: a-single center experience.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Robotic surgery was first introduced in 2000 especially to overcome the limitations of low rectum cancer surgery. There is still no consensus regarding the standard method for colorectal surgery. The aim of this study was to compare robotic surgery with laparoscopic colorectal surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a retrospective study. Data of patients with a diagnosis of colon or rectal cancer were analyzed for robotic colorectal surgery and laparoscopic colorectal surgery.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The cost of robotic surgery group was statistically higher than the laparoscopic surgery group (p=0.032). The average operation duration was 178 minutes in the laparoscopic surgery group and 228 minutes in the robotic surgery group, and this difference was statistically significant (p=0.044). There was no statistically significant difference between the groups regarding other parameters.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Disadvantages of robotic surgery seem to be its higher cost and longer operation duration as compared to laparoscopic surgery. We claim that an increase in the number of cases and experience may shorten the operation time while the increase in commercial interest may decrease the cost disadvantage of robotic surgery.
authors.affiliation: Clinic of General Surgery, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet Abdussamet
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Bozkurt
authors.affiliation: Clinic of General Surgery, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kocataş
authors.affiliation: Clinic of General Surgery, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Eyüp
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gemici
authors.affiliation: Clinic of General Surgery, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa Uygar
authors.initials: MU
authors.lastname: Kalaycı
authors.affiliation: Clinic of General Surgery, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Halil
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Alış
keywords: Robotic surgery; colorectal surgery; laparoscopy