ReviewAnnals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia2023
Robotic-Assisted Esophagectomy: Current Situation and Future Perspectives.
Review in Annals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.
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- Cost-effectiveness analysis of chemoradiotherapy compared to surgery in patients with stage I esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in Japan.International journal of clinical oncology · 2026Article
- Automatic recognition of anatomical structures and surgical phases in robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE) using deep learning: a retrospective cohort study.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
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- Comparison of Short-Term Outcomes Between Robot-Assisted and Conventional Mediastinoscopic Esophagectomies: A Retrospective Study Using Propensity Score Matching.Annals of surgical oncology · 2026Article
- Optimizing perioperative care in esophagectomy: a narrative review.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Review
- Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer: Current Evidence and Future Perspectives.Annals of gastroenterological surgery · 2026Review
- Robotic Gastrointestinal Surgery Compared to Conventional Approaches: An Umbrella Review of Clinical and Economic Outcomes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
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- Evaluating the quality of online resources for patient education on robotic esophagectomy.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Article
- Robot-Assisted Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy (RAMIE) vs. Conventional Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy (MIE) for Esophageal Cancer: A Nationwide Inpatient Sample Analysis from 2017 to 2020.Annals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia · 2025Article
- Prevention and Management of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Palsy in Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy: Current Status and Future Perspectives.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Innovative minimally invasive gastric pull-up techniques in children: SILS and robot-assisted gastric pull-up.Pediatric surgery international · 2024Article
- Adoption of the Robotic Platform across Thoracic Surgeries.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Challenges in Robotic Lung Lobectomy through the Anterior Approach.Annals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia · 2024Article
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Abstract
Robotic-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE) has been rapidly spreading worldwide as a novel minimally invasive approach for esophageal cancer. This narrative review aimed to elucidate the current situation and future perspectives of RAMIE for esophageal cancer. References were searched using PubMed and Embase for studies published up to 8 April 2023. Search terms included "esophagectomy" or "esophageal cancer" and "robot" or "robotic" or "robotic-assisted." There are several different uses for the robot in esophagectomy. Overall complications are equivalent or may be less in RAMIE than in open esophagectomy and conventional (thoracoscopic) minimally invasive esophagectomy. Several meta-analyses demonstrated the possibility of RAMIE in reducing pulmonary complications, although the equivalent incidence was observed in two randomized controlled trials. RAMIE may increase the number of dissected lymph nodes, especially in the left recurrent laryngeal nerve area. Long-term outcomes are comparable between the procedures, although further research is required. Further progress in robotic technology combined with artificial intelligence is expected.
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