Progress in the application of robot assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0529-5815.2018.04.015
- VernacularTitle: 机器人辅助微创食管癌根治术的应用进展
- Author:
Xufeng GUO
1
;
Zhigang LI
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200030, China
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Esophageal neoplasms;
Robotics
- From:
Chinese Journal of Surgery
2018;56(4):312-315
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Robotic assisted surgery system is the most advanced minimally invasive surgical platform in the world, and this system has been widely used in cardiac surgery, urology surgery, gynecology surgery and general surgery. Although the application of this system was relative late in esophageal surgery, it has been developing vigorously. According to the research progress and practical experience in the world, robot assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE) has the same safety and effectiveness as traditional open esophagectomy (OE) and thoracoscopic laparoscopic esophagectomy (TLE). In this paper, several aspects on this novel operation were demonstrated, including the origin, safety evaluation, lymph node dissection, learning curve, prognosis of RAMIE, comparison among RAMIE, OE and TLE and the role of RAMIE in multidisciplinary treatment of esophageal cancer, in order to promote the rational application of RAMIE in esophagectomy.
