Original Article
Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Oct 28, 2012; 18(40): 5695-5701
Published online Oct 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i40.5695
Table 1 Demographic and clinicopathological characteristics of the patients undergoing robotic surgery for biliary tract cancers
CharacteristicsNo. of patients (n = 64)
Age (yr)
Median67
Range40-85
Gender
Male37
Female27
Tumor locations
Intra-hepatic biliary cancer3
Hiliar biliary cancer39 (1 conversion, 1 death)
Middle biliary cancer1
Distal biliary cancer10 (1 conversion, 1 death)
Gallbladder cancer11
Conversion to open procedures2
Presence of ascites
Yes8
No56
Use of retrieval bags
Yes55
No9
Postoperative adjuvant radiochemotherapy
Yes29
No35
Port-site metastasis2