Surgical approach to right colon cancer: From open technique to robot. State of art

Table 4 Comparison between open right colectomy, laparoscopic assisted right colectomy, totally laparoscopic right colectomy, single incision laparoscopic Surgery for right colon and robotic right colectomy

Parameters	Open right colectomy	LAC	TLC	SILC	RRC
Laparotomy site and dimension	Transverse (on right side ) Median (10-12 cm)	Transverse (on right side) (7-13.5 cm)	Suprapubic (48-13 cm)	Suprapubic Umbilical (median) (3-4.5 cm)	Suprapubic (4-6 cm)
Type of anastomosis	EA	EA	IA	IA/EA	IA
3D vision	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Surgeon hand tremor filtering	No	No	No	No	Yes
High-precision movements and suturing	No	No	No	No	Yes
Technical difficulty	↓	↑	↑↑	↑↑↑	↓
Surgeon’s comfort (dock station)	↓	↓	↓	↓↓↓	↑
Patient’s comfort	↓	↓	↑↑	↑↑	↑↑
Costs	↓	↑	↑	↑	↑↑↑

LAC: Laparoscopic assisted right colectomy; TLC: Totally laparoscopic right colectomy; SILC: Single incision laparoscopic surgery for right colon; RRC: Robotic right colectomy.