Results
The available comparative studies were compared using surgical outcomes, namely blood loss, complication rate, transfusion rate, operation duration, conversion to laparotomy and length of hospitalization. Robotic assisted laparoscopic myomectomy was significantly superior to abdominal myomectomy in all assessed parameters, other than operation duration. Robotic and conventional laparoscopic myomectomy performed similarly in most parameters, however the robotic approach reduced intra-operative bleeding in patients with small fibroids and had lower conversion to laparotomy rates, resulting in a safer overall approach.