[Robot-assisted Minimally Invasive Oesophagectomy (RAMIE) - Setup, Port Placement, Stepwise Procedure Guide]

Robot-assisted minimally invasive oesophagectomy (RAMIE) can overcome the limitations of thoracoscopic surgery, particularly in the thoracic part of the operation. Thanks to more degrees of freedom of movement, anastomosis is simpler in the robotic procedure. In this work, we present our established full RAMIE-technique on the da Vinci Xi^® system. Our technique is characterized by the incomplete formation of the gastric tube abdominally and an end-to-side anastomosis with a circular stapler.