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Robotics in Surgery: A Modular Robotic Platform Driven Gastric Wedge Resection
Published on: February 7, 2025
Robotic management of gastric stromal tumors (GIST): a single Middle Eastern center experience
Hassan Al-Thani1, Ayman El-Menyar2,3,4, Ahammed Mekkodathil2
1Department of Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Background:
Surgical resection is the gold standard treatment for gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs). This paper describes the authors' experience in the management of posterior gastric wall GISTs through the robotic surgical approach.
Methods:
A case-series analysis for surgically resected GISTs was conducted between 2009 and 2010. All patients were followed up until mid-2015.
Results:
Robotic resection was performed in four cases. There was no evidence of bleeding or leak in all cases. The median hospital length of stay was 8 (5-8) days. No post-operative morbidity or mortality was reported during the follow-up duration (mean ± SD; 40.25 ± 35 months).
Conclusion:
Findings show that the robotic assisted surgical approach to the removal of posterior wall gastric stromal tumors is associated with 100% disease-free survival rate. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
