title: One hundred consecutive robotically assisted cholecystectomies by one surgeon without any conversions to an open technique.
abstract: Between June 2010 and December 2012, one surgeon performed 100 consecutive robotically assisted laparoscopic cholecystectomies without any conversions to an open technique. To our knowledge, this is the largest single-surgeon series of robotic cholecystectomies in the literature and, because of the zero percent conversion rate, also provides evidence that robotic cholecystectomies have a clinical advantage over traditional laparoscopic cholecystectomies.
authors.affiliation: Stamford Hospital, Columbia University, Stamford, CT, USA. pcorvo@drcorvo.com.
authors.forename: Philip R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Corvo
authors.affiliation: Stamford Hospital, Columbia University, Stamford, CT, USA.
authors.forename: Ryan F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Bendl
keywords: Robotic cholecystectomy; Robotically assisted laparoscopic cholecystectomy