Open AccessUpper Gastrointestinal Surgery: Robotic Surgery versus Laparoscopic Procedures for Esophageal Malignancy
Author(s) -
Matthias Biebl,
Ανδρέας Ανδρέου,
Sascha Chopra,
Christian Denecke,
Johann Pratschke
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
visceral medicine
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.598
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2297-475X
pISSN - 2297-4725
DOI - 10.1159/000487011
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , malignancy , laparoscopic surgery , robotic surgery , general surgery , laparoscopy
The evolution of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) also extends to the field of esophageal surgery and has brought forth the development of several approaches of minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE). Hybrid and total minimally invasive operative techniques have proven beneficial compared to open surgery and are currently evaluated against robotic-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE). We aim to review the current literature regarding the position of MIE versus RAMIE.