Minimally Invasive Surgery for Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Robotic Versus Laparoscopic Surgical Techniques

Abstract

We read with great interest the article ‘Minimally invasive surgery for inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of robotic versus laparoscopic surgical techniques’, recently published in the Journal of Crohn’s and Colitis. 1 Zaman and colleagues performed the first comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis to examine the outcomes of robotic versus conventional laparoscopic colorectal resections in patients with inflammatory bowel disease [IBD], focusing on the comparative effectiveness, safety pro files, and surgical performance metrics of these two minimally invasive approaches.