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ArticleJournal of robotic surgery2014

Robot-assisted gastroesophageal surgery: usefulness and limitations.

Ismael Diez Del Val, Cándido Martinez Blazquez, Carlos Loureiro Gonzalez, Jose Maria Vitores Lopez, Valentin Sierra Esteban, Julen Barrenetxea Asua, Izaskun Del Hoyo Aretxabala, Patricia Perez de Villarreal, Jose Esteban Bilbao Axpe, Jaime Jesus Mendez Martin

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Article in Journal of robotic surgery, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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  1. The ALBS (Albert-Lembert with Knotless Barbed Sutures) Method for Esophagojejunostomy After Totally Robotic Radical Total Gastrectomy.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2023
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Ismael Diez Del ValEsophago-gastric Surgery and Robotic Unit, Service of General and Digestive Surgery, Basurto University Hospital, Avenida Montevideo, 18, 48013, Bilbao, Spain. ismael.diezdelval@osakidetza.net.
Cándido Martinez BlazquezEsophago-gastric Surgery Unit, Service of General and Digestive Surgery, Araba University Hospital, Jose Achotegui, s/n, 01009, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.
Carlos Loureiro GonzalezEsophago-gastric Surgery and Robotic Unit, Service of General and Digestive Surgery, Basurto University Hospital, Avenida Montevideo, 18, 48013, Bilbao, Spain.
Jose Maria Vitores LopezEsophago-gastric Surgery Unit, Service of General and Digestive Surgery, Araba University Hospital, Jose Achotegui, s/n, 01009, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.
Valentin Sierra EstebanEsophago-gastric Surgery Unit, Service of General and Digestive Surgery, Araba University Hospital, Jose Achotegui, s/n, 01009, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.
Julen Barrenetxea AsuaEsophago-gastric Surgery and Robotic Unit, Service of General and Digestive Surgery, Basurto University Hospital, Avenida Montevideo, 18, 48013, Bilbao, Spain.
Izaskun Del Hoyo AretxabalaService of General and Digestive Surgery, Basurto University Hospital, Avenida Montevideo, 18, 48013, Bilbao, Spain.
Patricia Perez de VillarrealService of General and Digestive Surgery, Basurto University Hospital, Avenida Montevideo, 18, 48013, Bilbao, Spain.
Jose Esteban Bilbao AxpeEsophago-gastric Surgery and Robotic Unit, Service of General and Digestive Surgery, Basurto University Hospital, Avenida Montevideo, 18, 48013, Bilbao, Spain.
Jaime Jesus Mendez MartinService of General and Digestive Surgery, Basurto University Hospital, Avenida Montevideo, 18, 48013, Bilbao, Spain.

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Abstract

Robot-assisted surgery overcomes some of the limitations of traditional laparoscopic surgery. We present our experience and lessons learned in two surgical units dedicated to gastro-esophageal surgery. From June 2009 to January 2013, we performed 130 robot-assisted gastroesophageal procedures, including Nissen fundoplication (29), paraesophageal hernia repair (18), redo for failed antireflux surgery (11), esophagectomy (19), subtotal (5) or wedge (4) gastrectomy, Heller myotomy for achalasia (22), gastric bypass for morbid obesity (12), thoracoscopic leiomyomectomy (4), Morgagni hernia repair (3), lower-third esophageal diverticulectomy (1) and two diagnostic procedures. There were 80 men and 50 women with a median age of 54 years (interquartile range: 46-65). Ten patients (7.7 %) had severe postoperative complications: eight after esophagectomy (three leaks-two cervical and one thoracic-managed conservatively), one stapler failure, one chylothorax, one case of gastric migration to the thorax, one case of biliary peritonitis, and one patient with a transient ventricular dyskinesia. One redo procedure needed reoperation because of port-site bleeding, and one patient died of pulmonary complications after a giant paraesophageal hernia repair; 30-day mortality was, therefore, 0.8 %. There were six elective and one forced conversions (hemorrhage), so total conversion was 5.4 %. Median length of stay was 4 days (IQ range 3-7). Robot-assisted gastroesophageal surgery is feasible and safe, and may be applied to most common procedures. It seems of particular value for Heller myotomy, large paraesophageal hernias, redo antireflux surgery, transhiatal dissection, and hand-sewn intrathoracic anastomosis.

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AchalasiaBariatric surgeryEsophagectomyGastroesophageal reflux diseaseMinimally invasive surgeryRobot-assisted surgery

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