Robotic Versus Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy With Complete Mesocolic Excision

The distribution of trocars was placed according to the position of Intuitive Surgical Inc. for robotic colectomy. The robot was set to come and dock from theright shoulder of the patient. Three robotic 8-mm trocars (R1, R2 and R3) and two 12-mm trocars (camera and assistant port) were used for the robotic procedure. One working arm carrying a monopolar cautery hook for dissection was located in the left upper quadrant port (R1). The other two working arms carried bipolar forceps in the suprapubic port (R3), and Cadiere's fenestrated forceps in the right lower quadrant port (R2) that was used to keep the superior mesenteric axis in traction. After gentle cephalad traction on the transversemesocolon with the grasp in R2, the assistant grasped the ileocecal valve through the assistant port to put the ileocolic vascular pedicle on tension and the ileocolic vessels were identified and lifted up with R3.