Comparison of Short ‑Term Outcomes and 3-Year Overall Survival between Robotic and Laparoscopic Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis

Conclusion: Our findings suggest that RG may offer advantages in terms of blood loss, surgical complications, recovery time, and pain management compared to LG while maintaining similar overall survival rates. However, RG is associated with higher hospital costs, potentially limiting its wider adoption. Further research, including large, multi-center randomized controlled trials with longer patient follow-up, particularly for advanced gastric cancer, is needed to confirm these findings.PMID:38693890 | DOI:10.1080/00015458.2024.2348256

Source: Acta Chirurgica Belgica - May 2, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Li Zhang Jingli Cui Mingzhi Cai Bin Li Gang Ma Xuejun Wang Yong Liu Jingyu Deng Rupeng Zhang Han Liang Jilong Yang Source Type: research