Minimally invasive surgery for post cholecystectomy biliary stricture: current evidence and future perspectives

Table 3 Study comparing laparoscopic and robotic repair of postcholecystectomy biliary stricture

Ref.	Year	Patients	Strasberg injury type	Method of reconstruction	Mean operative time (min)	Blood loss (mL)	Conversion to open	Overall morbidity	Specific complications	Length of stay (d)	Follow up (mo)
Cuendis-Velázquez et al[28]	2019	75 (laparoscopic–40, robotic–35)	E1-E5	Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy	Laparoscopic–240, Robotic–270	Laparoscopic–215, Robotic–150	1 patient in laparoscopic group due to dense adhesions	Laparoscopic–27.5, Robotic–22.8	Bile leak, laparoscopic–2 patients, robotic–1 patient, one patient in each group underwent laparotomy, lavage with additional drain placement for bile leak	Laparoscopic–7, Robotic–6	Laparoscopic–49, anastomotic patency rate–92.5%, robotic–16, anastomotic patency rate–100%