Robotic compared with laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A propensity matched analysis

Background As robotic surgery becomes more ubiquitous, determining clinical benefit is necessary to justify the cost and time investment required to become proficient. We hypothesized that robotic cholecystectomy would be associated with improved clinical outcomes but also increased cost as compared with standard laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Materials and Methods All patients undergoing robotic or laparoscopic cholecystectomy at a single...