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07-11-2021 | Laparoscopy | Original Article

Robotic versus laparoscopic colorectal surgery in elderly patients in terms of recovery time: a monocentric experience

Authors: Giuseppe Palomba, Vincenza Paola Dinuzzi, Marianna Capuano, Pietro Anoldo, Marco Milone, Giovanni Domenico De Palma, Giovanni Aprea

Published in: Journal of Robotic Surgery | Issue 4/2022

Abstract

Colorectal cancer has a great socio-sanitary relevance. It represents the third cancer by incidence and mortality. Ageing plays a major role in the development of colorectal cancer and this tumour, in patients aged 65 and older, has gradually increased over the past decade. The robotic technique is considered the evolution of conventional laparoscopy. Few studies evaluate the effects of robotic surgery in elderly patient, and even fewer are those that compare it with laparoscopic surgery in this population. The aim of this study was to evaluate the perioperative outcomes of robotic colorectal surgery compared to laparoscopic colorectal surgery in patients older than 65 years. We conducted a retrospective study enrolling 83 elderly patients (age > 65) undergoing robotic and laparoscopic colectomy (32 and 51, respectively) between January 2019 and January 2021. For statistical analysis, p values were calculated using t test and chi-square test. p < 0.05 is the criterion for statistical significance. Statistical analyses were performed with the Number Cruncher Statistical System (NCSS) 2020 data analysis version 20.0.1 (Utah, USA). The operation time was higher in robotic left (p = 0.003, mean time 249.6 vs 211.7 min) and right (p = 0.004, mean time 238.5 vs 183.5 min) hemicolectomy and similar for procedures on rectosigmoid and rectum when compared to laparoscopic technique. In terms of length of hospital stay and recovery of bowel function, these values were significantly lower for robotic group in left hemicolectomy (p = 0.004), rectum (p = 0.003) and rectosigmoid (p = 0.003), while right hemicolectomy was similar in two groups (p = 0.26). There was no statistically significant difference between the groups regarding conversion rate, postoperative complications, length of specimen, number of lymph nodes encountered and oncological results. Colorectal robotic surgery in elderly patients appears as a feasible and safe surgical approach when compared to the laparoscopic one, showing a shorter recovery and a reduction of length of stay with similar oncological outcomes even if with an increase of operating times.

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Title: Robotic versus laparoscopic colorectal surgery in elderly patients in terms of recovery time: a monocentric experience
Authors: Giuseppe Palomba
Vincenza Paola Dinuzzi
Marianna Capuano
Pietro Anoldo
Marco Milone
Giovanni Domenico De Palma
Giovanni Aprea
Publication date: 07-11-2021
Publisher: Springer London
Keywords: Laparoscopy
Hemicolectomy
Hemicolectomy
Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal Cancer
Published in: Journal of Robotic Surgery / Issue 4/2022
Print ISSN: 1863-2483
Electronic ISSN: 1863-2491
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11701-021-01332-2

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