Background Surgical outcomes in geriatric patients may be complicated by factors such as
multiple comorbidities, low functional performance, frailty, reduced homeostatic capacity …

Introduction Frailty is a complex multifactorial syndrome characterised by a significant
increase in vulnerability and worsened health outcomes. Despite a range of proposed frailty …

Background: Frailty has been associated with increased mortality among hepatobiliary
pancreatic (HBP) cancer patients. Nevertheless, estimates of frailty prevalence in HBP …

Background: When oncologically feasible, avoiding unnecessary splenectomies prevents
patients who are undergoing distal pancreatectomy (DP) from facing significant …

The robotic system has emerged as a new minimally invasive technology with promising
results. We sought to systematically review the available literature on the safety and the …

Different strategies may be adopted in patients with synchronous colorectal liver metastases
(LM). The role of laparoscopy has been investigated to define the benefits of minimally …

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a malignant tumor of hepatocytes. It is a common
malignant tumor of the digestive system that often has initially hidden presentation followed …

Abdominal adhesions are a risk factor for conversion to open surgery. An advantage of
robotic surgery is the lower rate of unplanned conversions. A systematic review was …

Background: Robot-Assisted Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy is demonstrated to be
related with a facilitation in thoracoscopic procedure. To give an update on the state of art of …

In Robotic-Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery a long and thin instrument attached to the
robotic arm enters the human body through a tiny incision. To ensure that no injury occurs …