Table 1.
Characteristics of included studies
| Authors | Year | Country | Study design | Study interval | Relevant patientsa, n | Patients in studyb, n | Procedure | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chan et al.18 | 2011 | China | Retrospective non-controlled case series | May 2009 to December 2010 | 12 | 55 | Pancreatoduodenectomy (n = 8), distal pancreatectomy (n = 2), double bypass (n = 1), cystojejunostomy (n = 1) | None |
| Giulianotti et al.23 | 2010 | USA | Retrospective non-controlled case series | October 2000 to January 2009 | 134 | 134 | Pancreatoduodenectomy (n = 60), distal splenopancreatectomy (n = 23), distal pancreatectomy (spleen-preserving) (n = 23), central pancreatectomy (n = 3), total pancreatectomy (n = 1), enucleation (n = 3), other (n = 21)c | None |
| Kang et al.20 (DP) | 2011 | South Korea | Retrospective non-controlled case series | March 2006 to July 2010 | 20 | 45 | Distal pancreatectomy | Robot-assisted (n = 20) versus laparoscopic (n = 25) |
| Kang et al.21 (CP) | 2011 | South Korea | Retrospective non-controlled case series | Robot-assisted: December 2007 to December 2009 Open: January 1990 to November 2007 | 5 | 15 | Central pancreatectomy | Robot-assisted (n = 5) versus open (n = 10) |
| Narula et al.24 | 2010 | USA | Retrospective non-controlled case series | May 2006 to June 2007 | 5 | 5 | Pancreatoduodenectomy | None |
| Waters et al.17 | 2010 | USA | Retrospective non-controlled case series | August 2008 to August 2009 | 17 | 57 | Distal pancreatectomy | Robot-assisted (n = 17) versus laparoscopic (n = 18) versus open (n = 22) |
| Zeh et al.19 | 2011 | USA | Retrospective non-controlled case series | October 2008 to December 2010 | 50 | 50 | Pancreatoduodenectomy | None |
| Zhou et al.22 | 2011 | China | Retrospective non-controlled case series | January–December 2009 | 8 | 16 | Pancreatoduodenectomy | Robot-assisted (n = 8) versus open (n = 8) |
a
Patients undergoing robot-assisted pancreatic resection.
b
All patients in study, including patients undergoing open pancreatic surgery or robot-assisted resections of other organs.
c
Other: cystoduodenostomy (n = 1), cystogastrostomy (n = 14), cystojejunostomy (n = 3), pancreaticogastrostomy (n = 2), pancreaticojejunostomy (n = 1).
DP, distal pancreatectomy; CP, central pancreatectomy.