Surgical and pathological outcomes after right hemicolectomy: case‐matched study comparing robotic and open surgery

Abstract

Robotic right hemicolectomy is an oncologically safe and effective procedure. The number of lymph nodes retrieved in the robotic group compared with the open group of our series was more homogeneous, and none of the patients operated on with this technique had a suboptimal lymphadenectomy. Further clinical trials are needed to confirm current evidence and determine whether this can influence the prognosis.