Comparison Between Robotic and Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy

Short- and Long-Term Outcomes of Robotic vs. Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy: A Multicenter Retrospective Study

This study aims to compare outcomes of robotic versus laparoscopic right hemicolectomy for right colon cancer.

Inclusion Criteria:

• colon cancer lesions to be located at the hepatic flexure, ascending colon, or cecum, as confirmed by colonoscopy
• the pathological biopsy revealed adenocarcinoma, and the clinical staging was diagnosed as clinical stages I to IV according to the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) TNM classification (8th edition)
• the patients plan to undergo right hemicolectomy
• the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status (ECOG-PS) is 0 or 1

Exclusion Criteria:

• incomplete case data
• surgery performed after colorectal cancer recurrence
• patients with multiple primary cancers and other malignant tumors.