Learning curves and procedural times in Senhance®-robotic assisted fundoplication: results from 237 consecutive patients undergoing robotic fundoplication in a single center as part of the European TRUST Robotic Surgery Registry Study.

Journal: Surgical endoscopy
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Gastroesophageal reflux disease requiring an operative solution is common. Minimally invasive surgery to generate an anti-reflux barrier at the distal esophagus following the principle of the "floppy Nissen" technique has become the gold standard. Advanced robotic-assisted systems may deliver more consisted outcomes.

Authors

  • Vivianda Menke
    Allgemeinchirurgie, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Wesel GmbH, Schermbecker Landstraße 88, 46485, Wesel, Germany. vivianda.menke@evkwesel.de.
  • Tanja Kottmann
    CRO Dr. Kottmann GmbH& Co.KG, Hamm, Germany.
  • Frank Willeke
    The TRUST European Registry Working Group, Siegen, Germany.
  • Olaf Hansen
    Allgemeinchirurgie, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Wesel GmbH, Schermbecker Landstraße 88, 46485, Wesel, Germany.