Table 1.
Characteristics of included studies
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Laparoscopic liver resection |
Robotic liver resection |
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| Ref. | Country | Type of study | Total n. of patients | No. of patients | Age | M/F | No. of patients | Age | M/F | Score of study quality2 |
| Berber et al[21] | United States | Retro/Comparative | 32 | 23 | 66.7 ± 9.6 | 12/11 | 9 | 66.6 ± 6.4 | 7/2 | 4+2+3 |
| Ji et al[30] | China | Retro/Case-control | 33 | 20 | NR | NR | 13 | 53 (39-79)1 | 9/4 | 3+1+3 |
| Troisi et al[45] | Belgium-Italy | Retro/Comparative | 263 | 223 | 55.3 ± 15.7 | 98/125 | 40 | 64.6 ± 12.1 | 27/13 | 4+1+3 |
| Lai et al[41] | China | Retro/Comparative | 66 | 33 | NR | NR | 33 | NR | NR | 4+1+3 |
| Wu et al[47] | Taiwan | Retro/Comparative | 79 | 41 | 54.1 ± 14 | 28/13 | 38 | 60.9 ± 14.9 | 32/6 | 4+1+3 |
| Tsung et al[46] | United States | Retro/Case-control | 171 | 114 | 58.7 ± 15.8 | 47/67 | 57 | 58.3 ± 14.6 | 24/33 | 3+2+3 |
| Spampinato et al[43] | Italy | Retro/Comparative | 50 | 25 | 62 (33-80)1 | 10/15 | 25 | 63 (32-80) | 13/12 | 4+2+3 |
1
Data expressed as median (range);
2
According to the NOS (Newcastle-Ottawa Scale) classification. Retro: Retrospective; NR: Not reported.