Table 1 .
Demographic data of the retained studies
| First author | Country of origin | Journal | Year of publication | Study period | Study design | Number of patients (RCME/LC) | Laparoscopic resection | Age RCME/LC | Gender (M:F) RCME/LC | BMI (mean, kg/m2) RCME/LC | ASA score RCME/LC | Type of the robot | Tumour location | Tumour size | Follow-up (mean, months) RCME/LC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceccarelli | Italy | Surgical Endoscopy | 2020 | 2014–2019 | Propensity score-matched study, single centre | 20/20* | CME | 70.6/74.6 | 14:6/13:7 | 23/24.1 | 1 2 3 4 | 2/4 11/10 7/6 0/0 | Da Vinci Si / Da Vinci Xi | Right colon | 4/4.1 | 1 |
| Khan | United Kingdom | British Journal of Surgery | 2021 | 2014–2017 | Propensity score-matched study, single centre | 40/80 | Non-CME | 69/71 | 19:21/37:43 | 26/28 | 1 2 3 | 5/3 28/53 7/24 | Da Vinci Si / Da Vinci X | Right colon | - | 36 |
| Kim | Republic of Korea | International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery | 2017 | 2012–2017 | Retrospective study, single centre | 20/51 | CME | 58/56 | 12:8/33:18 | 25.5/24 | 1 2 3 | 8/11 12/37 0/3 | - | Left colon | 4.2/4.4 | 18/18 |
| Ngu | Singapore | Journal of Robotic Surgery | 2018 | 2015–2017 | Prospective maintained database | 16/16 | CME | 68.6/69.6 | 10:6/6:10 | 23.7/24.7 | 2 3 | 8/4 8/12 | Da Vinci Xi | Right colon | 4/4.5 | 1 |
| Ozben | Turkey | Techniques in Coloproctology | 2020 | 2011–2018 | Retrospective study, single centre | 38/80 | Non-CME | 62.3/64.1 | 27:11/47:33 | 25.3/26.7 | 1 2 3 | 10/19 19/36 9/25 | Da Vinci Xi | Transverse colon | 5.3/5.2 | 1 |
| Spinoglio | Italy | Annals of Surgical Oncology | 2018 | 2005–2015 | Prospective maintained database | 100/100 | CME | 71.2/71.2 | 44:54/54:47 | 25.1/25.8 | 1 2 3 4 | 13/10 40/36 38/43 10/12 | Da Vinci Si | Right colon | - | 60/60 |
| Yozgatli | Turkey | Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques | 2019 | 2015–2017 | Retrospective study, single centre | 35/61 | Non-CME | 65/65 | 20:15/30:31 | 29/27 | - | - | Da Vinci Xi | Right colon | 5/5 | 15/16 |
* 3D laparoscopy
NA = not applicable; NR = not reported; BMI = body mass index; ASA = American Society of Anesthesiologists; RCME = robotic complete mesocolon excision; LC = laparoscopic colectomy; M = male; F = female; CME = complete mesocolon excision