IMR Press / CEOG / Volume 43 / Issue 3 / DOI: 10.12891/ceog3133.2016

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Original Research
Robot-assisted versus conventional laparoscopic surgery in the treatment of advanced stage endometriosis: a meta-analysis
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1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Women Health Center of Shanxi, Children’s Hospital of Shanxi, Taiyuan City (China)
Clin. Exp. Obstet. Gynecol. 2016, 43(3), 422–426; https://doi.org/10.12891/ceog3133.2016
Published: 10 June 2016
Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of robot-assisted laparoscopy (RAL) versus conventional laparoscopy (CL) in the treatment of advanced stage endometriosis. Materials and Methods: Utilizing electronic databases (PubMed, Embase, and Elsevier ), a systematic literature review was performed between 2008 and 2015 to compare the RAL surgery with CL surgery (CLS) in the treatment of advanced stage endometriosis. According to meta-analysis criteria, two comparative clinical trials were selected. Outcome measures including length of operation, blood loss, operative complications, and the length of hospitalization, were estimated by the RevMan 5.1software. Results: In the meta-analysis, there were no significant differences in blood loss, complication, and hospital stay between RAL and CL surgeries in the treatment of advanced stage endometriosis. However, RAL surgery required a higher mean operating time than CL surgery (WMD: 73.85, 95% CI: 56.77?90.94; p < 0 .00001). Comparative studies demonstrated that RAL displayed no outstanding advantages. Conclusions: As a new minimally invasive method, RAL technology is safe and efficient alternative to CL in the treatment of advanced stage endometriosis. The latent benefits of RAL technology for the treatment of advanced stage endometriosis remain uncertain.
Keywords
Robot-assisted
Laparoscopy
Endometriosis
Advanced stage endometriosis
Conventional laparoscopy
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