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Sammarco et al. Mini-invasive Surg 2019;3:31 Mini-invasive Surgery
DOI: 10.20517/2574-1225.2019.33

Systematic Review Open Access

Robotic synchronous treatment of colorectal cancer
and liver metastasis: state of the art

Anita Sammarco , Nicola de’Angelis , Mario Testini , Riccardo Memeo 3
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2
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1 Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Unit of Endocrine, Digestive and Emergency Surgery, University
Medical School of Bari, Bari 70121, Italy.
2 Department of Digestive and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, Henri Mondor University Hospital, AP-HP, Université Paris-Est
Créteil (UPEC), Créteil 94010, France.
3 Department of Emergency and Organ Transplant, Institute of General Surgery and Liver Transplantation, University of Bari, Bari
70124, Italy.
Correspondence to: Dr. Riccardo Memeo, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplant, Policlinico di Bari, Bari 70100, Italy.
E-mail: drmemeo@yahoo.it
How to cite this article: Sammarco A, de’Angelis N, Testini M, Memeo R. Robotic synchronous treatment of colorectal cancer
and liver metastasis: state of the art. Mini-invasive Surg 2019;3:31. http://dx.doi.org/10.20517/2574-1225.2019.33

Received: 2 Sep 2019 First Decision: 2 Sep 2019 Revised: 9 Oct 2019 Accepted: 9 Oct 2019 Published: 25 Oct 2019
Science Editor: Giulio Belli Copy Editor: Cai-Hong Wang Production Editor: Jing Yu

Abstract

Aim: To analyze the series in literature of pure robotic surgery.

Methods: A complete review of the literature was performed to identify papers with data concerning robotic
synchronous treatment of colorectal liver metastases.

Results: Three papers demonstrate the feasibility of this kind of synchronous treatment.

Conclusion: Robotic synchronous treatment of primary tumor and colorectal liver metastasis is feasible and safe.

Keywords: Robotic liver surgery, minimally invasive liver surgery, liver surgery, hepatectomy, colorectal liver
metastasis

INTRODUCTION
Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains the third cause of cancer in the United States, and liver is considered the
most common site of metastasis. Surgical management of patients with primary CRC with liver metastasis

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