First experience with robot-assisted thoracoscopic esophagolymphadenectomy for esophageal cancer

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1435-1439

  Van Hillegersberg, R ^a   Boone, J ^a   Draaisma, W A ^a   Broeders, I A M J ^a   Giezeman, M J M M ^a   Rinkes, I H M Borel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Lymphadenectomy; Mediastinal lymphadenectomy; Minimally invasive surgery; Oesophageal cancer; Robot assisted thoracoscopic esophagectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CANCER PATIENT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG COMPLICATION; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROBOT ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC ESOPHAGOLYMPHADENECTOMY; ROBOTICS; STANDARDIZATION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG DISEASES; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; THORACOSCOPY; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA;

EID: 33749028200     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-005-0674-8     Document Type: Article

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