Robotic-assisted liver resection (RLR) and laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) have similar surgical and oncological outcomes for patients with liver malignancies. A systematic review and meta-analysis of five high-quality cohort studies, involving 986 patients, found no significant differences between RLR and LLR in terms of operation time, conversion to open surgery, complication rates, length of hospital stay, 5-year overall survival, and disease-free survival. Further exploration is needed to determine the specific benefits of RLR for patients with liver malignancies.
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