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Robotics and minimally invasive esophageal surgery.

Ealaf Shemmeri1, Jon O Wee1

  • 1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

Annals of Translational Medicine
|June 24, 2021
PubMed
Summary

Robotic esophageal surgery is a safe alternative to traditional methods, showing fewer mucosal injuries in achalasia treatment and less vocal cord paralysis in cancer surgery. Larger trials are needed to confirm superior outcomes.

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Area of Science:

  • Minimally Invasive Surgery
  • Surgical Oncology
  • Gastroenterology

Background:

  • Robotic platforms are increasingly utilized in abdominal and thoracic esophageal surgery.
  • Key conditions managed include achalasia, gastroesophageal reflux disease, hiatal hernia, and esophageal cancer.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a literature review of robotic surgeries for common esophageal disorders.
  • To compare robotic approaches with traditional laparoscopic/thoracoscopic methods.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review focusing on meta-analyses, case series, and prospective trials.
  • Inclusion of one randomized controlled trial comparing hybrid robotic and open esophagectomy.
  • Analysis of data for achalasia, esophageal cancer, and other indications.
Keywords:
Foregutesophageal surgeryrobotic

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Main Results:

  • Robotic Heller myotomy demonstrated significantly lower intraoperative mucosal injury rates (1% vs. 24.5%) compared to laparoscopic approaches.
  • Robotic esophagectomy showed a trend towards reduced vocal cord paralysis (P=0.044) versus minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE).
  • Overall, length of stay, bleeding, and major morbidity were similar across robotic and conventional techniques.

Conclusions:

  • Robotic esophageal surgery is a safe alternative to laparoscopic and thoracoscopic procedures.
  • Specific benefits observed in achalasia and esophageal cancer management.
  • Further large-scale randomized trials are necessary to establish definitive superiority of robotic approaches.