A standardized approach for the thoracic dissection in robotic-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE)
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2020-11-01
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Kingma, B Feike
Read, Matthew D
van Hillegersberg, Richard
Chao, Y K
Ruurda, J P
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Abstract
Robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE) is increasingly being adopted as the preferred surgical treatment for esophageal cancer, as it is superior to open esophagectomy and a good alternative to conventional minimally invasive esophagectomy. This paper addresses the technical details of the thoracoscopic phase of RAMIE, including the operating room set-up, patient positioning, port placement, and surgical steps.
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Esophagectomy, Minimally invasive surgery, RAMIE, Robotics, Taverne, Gastroenterology
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Kingma, B F, Read, M, van Hillegersberg, R, Chao, Y K & Ruurda, J P 2020, 'A standardized approach for the thoracic dissection in robotic-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE)', Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1093/dote/doaa066