title: [Robot-assisted liver resection].
abstract: Robotic liver resection can overcome some of the limitations of laparoscopic liver surgery; therefore, it is a promising tool to increase the proportion of minimally invasive liver resections. The present article gives an overview of the current literature. Furthermore, the results of a nationwide survey on robotic liver surgery among hospitals in Germany with a DaVinci system used in general visceral surgery and the perioperative results of two German robotic centers are presented.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral-, Thorax-, Transplantations- und Kinderchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Arnold-Heller-Str. 3, 24105, Kiel, Deutschland. heiko.aselmann@uksh.de.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aselmann
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral-, Thorax-, Transplantations- und Kinderchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Arnold-Heller-Str. 3, 24105, Kiel, Deutschland.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Möller
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral-, Thorax-, Transplantations- und Kinderchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Arnold-Heller-Str. 3, 24105, Kiel, Deutschland.
authors.forename: J-N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Kersebaum
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral-, Thorax-, Transplantations- und Kinderchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Arnold-Heller-Str. 3, 24105, Kiel, Deutschland.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Egberts
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Klinik, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Deutschland.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Croner
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Klinik, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Deutschland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brunner
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Klinik, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Deutschland.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Grützmann
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral-, Thorax-, Transplantations- und Kinderchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Arnold-Heller-Str. 3, 24105, Kiel, Deutschland.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Becker
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000191:economics / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000191:economics / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D018281:Cholangiocarcinoma / Q000191:economics / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000191:economics / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis / Q000191:economics; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005858:Germany; D006498:Hepatectomy / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D059032:Learning Curve; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000191:economics / Q000401:mortality / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D065287:Robotic Surgical Procedures / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D016019:Survival Analysis
keywords: Cost-benefit ratio; DaVinci system; Indications; Learning curve; Long-term results