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Robot-assisted laparoscopic Heller's cardiomyotomy
Jyoti Shah1, Tim Rockall, Ara Darzi
1Academic Surgical Unit, Imperial College School of Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Abstract:
There are many options available for the management of achalasia. Recently, the list of options has expanded to include robotic-assisted Heller's cardiomyotomy. In this article, we describe the procedure for a robotic-assisted cardiomyotomy and discuss the advantages of using a robotic, master-slave system.