Robot-Assisted Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy with Intrathoracic Anastomosis (Ivor Lewis): Promising Results in 100 Consecutive Patients (the European Experience).

Journal: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
Published Date: Feb 18, 2020

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE) with intrathoracic anastomosis is gaining popularity as a treatment for esophageal cancer. The aim of this study was to describe postoperative complications and short-term oncologic outcomes for RAMIE procedures using the da Vinci Xi robotic system 4-arm technique.

Authors

  • Pieter Christiaan van der Sluis
    Department of Surgery, G04.228, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX, Utrecht, the Netherlands. Electronic address: p.c.vandersluis-2@umcutrecht.nl.
  • Evangelos Tagkalos
    Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Langenbeckstrasse 1, D-55131, Mainz, Germany.
  • Edin Hadzijusufovic
    Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Langenbeckstrasse 1, D-55131, Mainz, Germany.
  • Benjamin Babic
    Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Langenbeckstrasse 1, D-55131, Mainz, Germany.
  • Eren Uzun
    Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Langenbeckstrasse 1, D-55131, Mainz, Germany.
  • Richard van Hillegersberg
    Department of Surgery, G04.228, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
  • Hauke Lang
    Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital of Mainz, Germany.
  • Peter Philipp Grimminger
    Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Langenbeckstrasse 1, D-55131, Mainz, Germany. Peter.grimminger@unimedizin-mainz.de.

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