Robot‐assisted laparoscopic (RAL) surgery for gastric cancer. Issue 3 (23rd December 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Alimoglu, Orhan; Atak, Ibrahim; Eren, Tunc
• Is Part Of: International journal of medical robotics and computer assisted surgery. Volume 10:Issue 3(2014)
• Page Start: 257
• Page End: 262
• Publication Date: 2013-12-23
• Subjects: Robotics in medicine -- Periodicals; Surgery -- Technological innovations -- Periodicals; Imaging systems in medicine -- Periodicals; 617.90285
• DOI: 10.1002/rcs.1566
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1478-5951

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title>Abstract</title> <sec id="rcs1566-sec-0001" sec-type="section"> <title>Background</title> <p>This literature review focuses on the potential benefits and eventual limitations of robotic surgery with respect to the traditional minimally invasive laparoscopic surgical technique for gastric cancer.</p> </sec> <sec id="rcs1566-sec-0002" sec-type="section"> <title>Methods</title> <p>A literature survey was performed using specific search phrases in PubMed. Series including &lt; 10 cases and series including only an 'open group' of patients in comparison with the 'robotic group' were excluded. Characteristics such as patient demographics, perioperative outcomes and oncological results were analysed.</p> </sec> <sec id="rcs1566-sec-0003" sec-type="section"> <title>Results</title> <p>According to the analysis of 12 series, robotic gastric surgery has been shown to be a safe and feasible method. However, a considerable number of studies are composed of early‐stage gastric cancer cases and there seems to be a lack of randomized controlled studies.</p> </sec> <sec id="rcs1566-sec-0004" sec-type="section"> <title>Conclusions</title> <p>Large prospective randomized studies are still required in order to demonstrate the exact benefits of robotic surgery and its effects on survival in gastric cancer. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley &amp; Sons, Ltd.</p> </sec> </abstract>