Robot-assisted cervical esophagectomy: first clinical experiences and review of the literature
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2020-11-01
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Chiu, Philip Wai-Yan
de Groot, Eline M
Yip, Hon-Chi
Egberts, Jan-Hendrik
Grimminger, Peter
Seto, Yasuyuki
Uyama, Ichiro
van der Sluis, P. C.
Stein, Hubert
Sallum, Rubens
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Abstract
Pulmonary complications, and especially pneumonia, remain one of the most common complications after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer. These complications are reduced by minimally invasive techniques or by avoiding thoracic access through a transhiatal approach. However, a transhiatal approach does not allow for a full mediastinal lymphadenectomy. A transcervical mediastinal esophagectomy avoids thoracic access, which may contribute to a decrease in pulmonary complications after esophagectomy. In addition, this technique allows for a full mediastinal lymphadenectomy. A number of pioneering studies have been published on this topic. Here, the initial experience is presented as well as a review of the current literature concerning transcervical esophagectomy, with a focus on the robot-assisted cervical esophagectomy procedure.
Keywords
Da Vinci, Esophagectomy, MIE, Minimally invasive esophagectomy, RAMIE, Robotics, Transcervical, Taverne, Gastroenterology
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Chiu, P W-Y, de Groot, E M, Yip, H-C, Egberts, J-H, Grimminger, P, Seto, Y, Uyama, I, van der Sluis, P C, Stein, H, Sallum, R, Ruurda, J P & van Hillegersberg, R 2020, 'Robot-assisted cervical esophagectomy : first clinical experiences and review of the literature', Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus, vol. 33, no. 2. https://doi.org/10.1093/dote/doaa052