ArticleJournal of thoracic disease2023
Surgical outcomes of 500 robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomies for esophageal carcinoma.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- The learning curve of robotic esophagectomy: a systematic review with a proposed training and competency assessment framework.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Pooled it
- Mapping the global landscape of robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE): a bibliometric and visualized study.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
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- One-Lung Ventilation Duration Is a Risk Factor for Pneumonia in Minimally Invasive and Robotic Esophagectomy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Robotic versus open esophagectomy: a propensity score-matched analysis from a tertiary cancer center in India.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Article
- Risk factors associated with failure to rescue after minimally invasive Ivor Lewis esophagectomy.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
- Learning curve of Robotic Assisted Minimally Invasive Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy (RAMIE): initial experience.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
- Study on the learning curve for thoracoscopic and laparoscopic radical resection of esophageal cancer.BMC surgery · 2025Article
- Association of operative time and approach on postoperative complications for esophagectomy.Surgery · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: In 2003, robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE) was first reported to overcome the technical limitations of minimally invasive esophagectomy. RAMIE requires repeated modifications to set up the robotic system, and sufficient experience is required to gain technical proficiency. This study aimed to identify the learning periods and the outcomes of RAMIE for esophageal carcinoma. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 500 consecutive RAMIE cases for esophageal cancer from December 2008 to February 2021. The learning curve for RAMIE was identified using cumulative sum analysis. Results: In a total of 500 RAMIE patients, the Ivor Lewis and McKeown operation were performed in 267 patients (53.4%) and 192 patients (38.4%), respectively. We classified learning periods into the learning phase (first 50 cases), the developing phase (51-150 case), and the stable phase (151-500 case). The rates of vocal cord palsy (42.0% Conclusions: Fifty procedures might be needed to achieve early proficiency, and extensive experience of more than 150 procedures is needed for quality stabilization.
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