Case Report: Robot-assisted laparoscopic pediatric right hepatectomy (Gursev Sandlas, Mohammed Hamada Takrouney, Bhushan Jahhav, Vipul Prakash Bothara, Sachin Kumar, Sharad Maheshwari, Nevitha Athikari, Bijal Kulkarni. Robot-assisted laparoscopic pediatric right hepatectomy, Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2020, 101764)

Abstract

Hepatoblastoma (HB) is the most common malignant tumor of the liver in children. With the introduction of
Cisplatin-based chemotherapy combined with radical resection of the tumor, the outcomes improved in recent times. The introduction of robot-assisted laparoscopy has led to the rapid adaptation of this key instrument in micro-invasive surgery, including liver surgery. We present a case of Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic
resection of HB and we discuss the significance and feasibility of Robot-assisted Hepatectomy. This article
aims to compare the safety and effectiveness of Robotic surgery with conventional laparoscopic surgery, and
put forth the advantages of robotic surgery over the open and conventional laparoscopic liver surgery.