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Figure 1. The flow chart for this comprehensive review.
Figure 2. Laparoscopic choledochal cyst resection with visualization of common bile duct and common hepatic duct.
A more recent multi-institutional study by Margonis and colleagues utilized a propensity score matching
analysis to compare patients with CC undergoing open CC resection (OCCR) vs. minimally invasive
surgery (MIS), which included patients undergoing either laparoscopic or robotic-assisted surgery. After
propensity-matching, the MIS approach was associated with decreased length-of-stay (LOS) (open: 7 days
vs. MIS: 5 days), lower estimated blood loss (EBL) (open: 50 mL vs. MIS: 17.5 mL), yet longer operative
