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ArticleDigestive surgery2020

Totally Robotic Distal Gastrectomy: A Safe and Feasible Minimally Invasive Technique for Gastric Cancer Patients Who Undergo Distal Gastrectomy.

Yong Kuang, Sanlin Lei, Hua Zhao, Beibei Cui, Kuijie Liu, Hongliang Yao

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Yong KuangDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Sanlin LeiDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Hua ZhaoDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Beibei CuiDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Kuijie LiuDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China, liukuijie@csu.edu.cn.
Hongliang YaoDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.

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Abstract

purposesTo explore the safety and feasibility of totally robotic distal gastrectomy (TRDG) for gastric cancer patients who undergo distal gastrectomy.

methodsConsecutive patients with gastric cancer who underwent TRDG (TRDG group) and robotic-assisted distal gastrectomy (RADG) (RADG group) were systematically reviewed at the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University from October 2015 to August 2018. Data were collected and statistically analyzed.

resultsA total of 161 consecutive patients were included in this study: 84 cases in the TRDG group and 77 in the RADG group. Clinical characteristics and pathological results were mostly similar in both groups. The TRDG group had a significantly longer anastomotic time (20.6 ± 3.3 vs. 17.5 ± 4.0 min, p ˂ 0.001) but showed no difference in total operating time (167.0 ± 18.0 vs. 162.9 ± 17.6 min, p = 0.159). The postoperative hospitalization in the TRDG group was shorter than that in the RADG group (6.7 ± 1.2 vs. 7.2 ± 1.7 days, p = 0.019). Conversion rate, estimated blood loss, and postoperative complications were similar in both groups. There were no statistical differences in the estimated 2-year disease-free survival and overall survival rate between both groups.

conclusionsAlthough our current results need to be verified in further studies, TRDG represents a safe and feasible approach to distal gastrectomy and embodies the theory of minimally invasive surgery.

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AdenocarcinomaAdultAgedAnastomosis, SurgicalBlood Loss, SurgicalConversion to Open SurgeryDisease-Free SurvivalFeasibility StudiesFemaleGastrectomyHumansLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedOperative TimePostoperative ComplicationsDistal gastrectomyGastric cancerRobotic-assisted distal gastrectomySafeTotally robotic distal gastrectomy

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PMCPMC7592952

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