Initial experience with modified en bloc robot-assisted minimally invasive oesophagectomy for thoracic oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Hai-Bo SunXian-Ben LiuWen-Qun XingPei-Nan ChenShi-Lei LiuPeng LiYa-Xing MaShao-Kang FengDuo JiangSen Yan

Published in: The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS (2023)

Modified en bloc RAMIE was safe and feasible for patients with oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma and improved lymph node dissection, especially thoracic and left RLN lymph node dissection.

Keyphrases

robot assisted
squamous cell carcinoma
minimally invasive
spinal cord
lymph node metastasis
locally advanced
prostate cancer
lymph node
spinal cord injury
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
sentinel lymph node