1.Application value of 'N' shaped Trocar placement in Da Vinci robotic bariatric and metabolic surgery
Chao LIN ; Hongyu LIU ; Lianyue GUAN ; Yuhui ZHAO ; Shu CHEN ; Lin BAI ; Lun WANG ; Tao JIANG
Chinese Journal of Digestive Surgery 2021;20(6):695-700
Objective:To investigate the application value of 'N' shaped Trocar placement in Da Vinci robotic bariatric and metabolic surgery.Methods:The retrospective and descriptive study was conducted. The clinical data of 69 patients who underwent Da Vinci robotic bariatric and metabolic surgery in the China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University from March to October 2020 were collected. There were 18 males and 51 females, aged from 12 to 67 years, with a median age of 34 years. The surgery was performed with the 'N' shaped Trocar placement by the same team of surgeons. The Da Vinci robotic sleeve gastrectomy, Da Vinci robotic single-anastomosis duodenal-ileal bypass with sleeve gastrectomy or Da Vinci robotic biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch was selected according to the patient's condition. Observation indicators: (1) surgical and post-operative conditions; (2) follow-up. Follow-up using the outpatient examination, telephone interview and WeChat to detect the body weight, body mass index, fasting blood glucose, glycosylated hemoglobin, total cholesterol, Trocar-related complications of patients at postoperative 3 months. The follow-up was up to November 2020. Measurement data with normal distribution were represented as Mean± SD, and comparison of general data before and after surgery was analyzed using the paired t test. Measurement data with skewed distribution were represented as M (range). Count data were described as absolute numbers. Results:(1) Surgical and postoperative conditions: of the 69 patients, 34 cases received Da Vinci robotic sleeve gastrectomy, 34 cases received Da Vinci robotic single-anastomosis duodenal-ileal bypass with sleeve gastrectomy, and 1 case received Da Vinci robotic biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch. There was no conversion to open surgery or laparoscopic surgery. The operation time of 69 patients was (161±52)minutes, and the volume of intraoperative blood loss was 30 mL(range, 10-100 mL). Two of 69 patients had post-operative complications. One of them with postoperative abdominal hemorrhage was cured after symptomatic treatment and discharged on the 10th day after surgery. The other one patient with postoperative peritoneal effusion was cured and discharged from hospital after puncture drainage and symptomatic treatment. No Trocar-related complication such as Trocar foramen bleeding and Trocar foramen hernia occurred in the 69 patients. The duration of postoperative hospital stay of 69 patients was (6±3)days. (2) Follow-up: 47 of 69 patients were followed up for 3 months. The body mass, body mass index, fasting blood glucose, glycosylated hemoglobin, and total cholesterol were (86±19)kg, (30±5)kg/m 2, (5.2±0.7)mmol/L, 5.3%±0.6%, (4.3±1.3)mmol/L at postoperative 3 months, which had significant differences compared with the preoperative indicators ( t=6.101, 8.261, 2.973, 2.567, 2.098, P<0.05). All the 47 patients had no Trocar-related complications during the follow-up. Conclusion:The 'N' shaped Trocar placement method is safe and feasible in the Da Vinci robotic bariatric and metabolic surgery, with good efficacy.