Combined thoracoscopic and laparoscopic robotic-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy using a four-arm platform: Experience, technique and cautions during early procedure development

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Sarkaria, Inderpal S ^a   Rizk, Nabil P ^a   Finley, David J ^a   Bains, Manjit S ^a   Adusumilli, Prasad S ^a   Huang, James ^a   Rusch, Valerie W ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Minimally invasive surgery; Oesophageal cancer; Oesophageal surgery; Operations; Robotics; Surgery incisions exposures techniques

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; BLEEDING; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMPYEMA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MALE; NOTE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE PALSY; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT FISTULA; ROBOTIC ASSISTED MINIMALLY INVASIVE ESOPHAGECTOMY; THORAX SURGERY; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL FISTULA; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84876854961     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezt013     Document Type: Note

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