Resumen
Complete surgical resection of biliary tract cancer provides the best chance at long-term survival. These surgeries are complex and can be associated with high morbidity and prolonged recovery. Minimally invasive approaches have been shown to improve some of these outcomes in other cancers. However, there is a paucity of data in biliary cancer, and even less is known about the outcomes of surgery utilizing a robotic platform. The present review reports the pooled outcomes of robotic surgery for 259 patients with biliary tract cancer. These outcomes are often equivalent to or improved compared to contemporary data on open surgery. The published data lack prospective or randomized studies. Thus, to evaluate any of the potential benefits of robotic surgery for biliary tract cancer, higher-quality studies are needed.