Robotic Versus Laparoscopic Surgery for Crohn’s Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis with Trial Sequential Analysis

Key Points

• The aim is to compare the effectiveness and safety of robotic surgery versus laparoscopic surgery for Crohn’s disease.
• Conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of available trials.
• Analyzed postoperative complications and operative times for both surgical approaches.
• Utilized trial sequential analysis to assess the robustness of the results.
• Robotic surgery showed lower overall postoperative complications compared to laparoscopic surgery.
• Operative times were longer for robotic procedures, but most perioperative outcomes were similar.
• Further studies are needed to validate these outcomes.

Abstract