Vandaele, Tom https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2120-2002
Chaoui, Ismaël
De Meyere, Celine
Desmet, Louis
Goemaere, Jens
Parmentier, Isabelle
Vanhoof, Bram
D’Hondt, Mathieu https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5542-3017
Article History
Received: 23 July 2025
Accepted: 23 September 2025
First Online: 1 October 2025
Declarations
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: Dr. Mathieu D'Hondt is a proctor for robotic hepatobiliary surgery for Intuitive Surgical. Dr. Tom Vandaele, Dr. Ismaël Chaoui, Celine De Meyere, Louis Desmet, Jens Goemaere, Isabelle Parmentier, and Dr. Bram Vanhoof have no other relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript.
: This study was approved by the AZ Groeninge committee for medical ethics, reference number “B3962025000022.”