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World J Clin Cases. Apr 6, 2026; 14(10): 117286
Published online Apr 6, 2026. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v14.i10.117286
Published online Apr 6, 2026. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v14.i10.117286
Robotic left lateral sectionectomy with the da Vinci single-port system: A case report
Silvio Caringi, Tommaso Maria Manzia, Department of Surgery, Università Degli Studi Roma “Tor Vergata”, Rome 00133, Italy
Silvio Caringi, Antonella Delvecchio, Annachiara Casella, Valentina Ferraro, Matteo Stasi, Michele Tedeschi, Riccardo Memeo, Unit of Hepato-Biliary and Pancreatic Surgery, “F. Miulli” General Hospital, Acquaviva delle Fonti 70021, Italy
Antonella Delvecchio, Michele Tedeschi, Riccardo Memeo, Department of Medicine and Surgery, LUM University, Casamassima 70010, Puglia, Italy
Umberto Riccelli, Department of Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza Hospital, San Giovanni Rotondo 71013, Puglia, Italy
Author contributions: Caringi S and Memeo R contributed to study conceptualization; Stasi M contributed to methodology; Manzia TM and Tedeschi M contributed to validation; Delvecchio A contributed to formal analysis; Ferraro V contributed to resources; Casella A contributed to data curation; Caringi S contributed to manuscript draft preparation; Delvecchio A and Riccelli U contributed to writing-review and editing; Stasi M contributed to visualization; Memeo R contributed to supervision; and Tedeschi M contributed to project administration; all authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.
Informed consent statement: Written informed consent was obtained from the patient for the publication of this report and any accompanying images.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors declare that they have no conflict of interest to disclose.
CARE Checklist (2016) statement: The authors have read the CARE Checklist (2016), and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the CARE Checklist (2016).
Corresponding author: Silvio Caringi, Consultant, Department of Surgery, Università Degli Studi Roma “Tor Vergata”, Via Montpellier 1, Roma 00133, Italy. silvio.caringi@ptvonline.it
Received: December 4, 2025
Revised: January 16, 2026
Accepted: March 4, 2026
Published online: April 6, 2026
Processing time: 119 Days and 23.7 Hours
Revised: January 16, 2026
Accepted: March 4, 2026
Published online: April 6, 2026
Processing time: 119 Days and 23.7 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: This case highlights the feasibility and safety of performing a left lateral segmentectomy for a segment II liver metastasis from breast carcinoma performed using the da Vinci single-port (SP) platform, underscoring the potential advantages of SP robotic surgery in complex hepatic resections.