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Table 1. Published literature comparing laparoscopic choledochal cyst resections to open choledochal cyst resections
Year Author Publication type Choledochal cyst type Sample size
2001 Tanaka et al. [22] Retrospective Unspecified 8 (All L)
[23]
2006 Jang et al. Retrospective Ia, Ic, IV 12 (All L)
[24]
2008 Palanivelu et al. Retrospective Ib, Iva 35 (All L)
[25]
2012 Hwang et al. Retrospective Ia, Ic, IVa 20 (All L)
[26]
2013 Jang et al. Retrospective Ia, Ib, Ic, II, III, IV 82 (All L)
2015 Senthilnathan et al. [27] Retrospective I, IVa 55 (All L)
[28]
2015 Duan et al. Retrospective Ia, Ic 31 (All L)
2018 Aly et al. [29] Retrospective Ia, IVa, IVb 36 (All L)
[30]
2015 Margonis et al. Retrospective I, II, III, IV 368 (O: 332, MIS: 36)
2014 Liu et al. [31] Retrospective Ia, Ic, IVa 74 (O: 39, L: 35)
[19]
2015 Zhen et al. Systematic review and meta-analysis Unspecified 1408 (O: 797, L: 611)
L: Laparoscopic; MIS: minimally invasive surgery; O: open.

Figure 3. Robotic port placement for choledochal cyst resection.

Figure 4. (A) Robotic choledochal cyst resection with (B) exposure of hepatic ducts (arrow).

the RCCR cohort ($6,568 ± 1,047 vs. $7,331 ± 720, P= 0.035). The $763 difference in cost was attributed to
insurance reimbursement difficulties, as robotic surgery was not reimbursed by the National Health
Insurance Corporation in South Korea. Of note, the cost for postoperative care in the study was higher in
the LCCR group ($1,098 ± 260 vs. $716 ± 264, P = 0.001) . The authors attributed the cost difference to an
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