Oncologic Long-Term Results of Robot-Assisted Minimally Invasive Thoraco-Laparoscopic Esophagectomy with Two-Field Lymphadenectomy for Esophageal Cancer.

Journal: Annals of surgical oncology
Published Date: May 29, 2015

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Open transthoracic esophagectomy is the worldwide gold standard in the treatment of resectable esophageal cancer. Robot-assisted minimally invasive thoraco-laparoscopic esophagectomy (RAMIE) for esophageal cancer may be associated with reduced blood loss, shorter intensive care unit (ICU) stay, and less cardiopulmonary morbidity; however, long-term oncologic results have not been reported to date.

Authors

  • P C van der Sluis
    Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands. p.c.vanderSluis-2@umcutrecht.nl.
  • J P Ruurda
    Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
  • R J J Verhage
    Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
  • S van der Horst
    Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
  • L Haverkamp
    Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
  • P D Siersema
    Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
  • I H M Borel Rinkes
    Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
  • F J W Ten Kate
    Department of Pathology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
  • R van Hillegersberg
    Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands. r.vanhillegersberg@umcutrecht.nl.

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