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Robot‐assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy for esophageal cancer: A systematic review
Author(s) -
Ruurda J.P.,
van der Sluis P. C,
van der Horst S.,
van Hilllegersberg R.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.23922
Subject(s) - medicine , mediastinum , esophagectomy , esophageal cancer , dissection (medical) , ramie , diaphragm (acoustics) , surgery , general surgery , cancer , chemistry , physics , organic chemistry , acoustics , loudspeaker , fiber
This paper describes the technique of robot‐assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy. (RAMIE) Also, a systematic literature search was performed. Safety and feasibility of RAMIE was demonstrated in all reports. Short term oncologic results show radical resection rates of 77–100% and 18–43 lymph nodes harvested. RAMIE offers great visualization of the mediastinum and enables meticulous dissection in the mediastinum from diaphragm to thoracic inlet. J. Surg. Oncol. 2015; 112:257–265 . © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.