Robotic applications in the treatment of diseases of the esophagus. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 2012 Aug;22(4):304-9
Date
08/10/2012Pubmed ID
22874678DOI
10.1097/SLE.0b013e318258340aScopus ID
2-s2.0-84865501444 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 10 CitationsAbstract
Minimally invasive treatment of esophageal diseases such as gastroesophageal reflux disease, achalasia, and esophageal cancer is associated with many of the benefits observed after the minimally invasive surgery for other diseases (such as symptomatic cholelithiasis) when compared with the open approach. Laparoscopic treatment of these esophageal conditions is technically complex and subject to several inherent limitations. Robotic surgical systems may allow surgeons to overcome many of these obstacles, enabling more widespread adaptation of these techniques.
Author List
Kastenmeier A, Gonzales H, Gould JCAuthors
Jon Gould MD Chief, Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of WisconsinAndrew Sean Kastenmeier MD Associate Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin
MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Esophageal DiseasesEsophageal Sphincter, Lower
Esophagectomy
Forecasting
Fundoplication
Humans
Laparoscopy
Prospective Studies
Retrospective Studies
Robotics
Surgery, Computer-Assisted