The role of robotic assisted laparoscopy for oesophagogastric oncological resection; an appraisal of the literature

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 240-250

  Clark, J ^a   Sodergren, M H ^a   Purkayastha, S ^a   Mayer, E K ^a   James, D ^a   Athanasiou, T ^a   Yang, G Z ^a   Darzi, A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cancer surgery; Gastric cancer; Oesophageal cancer; Robotic assisted oncological resection; Robotic assisted surgery

Indexed keywords

CANCER SURGERY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; STOMACH CANCER; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; GASTRECTOMY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; ROBOTICS; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79956200581     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: 14422050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2010.01129.x     Document Type: Review

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