Linear stapled technique for robotic assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy

Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy

In the second stage, the patient is placed in a supine position for laparoscopic construction of the gastric conduit, placement of a feeding jejunostomy, and pyloroplasty. The third stage consists of mobilization of the cervical esophagus via the left neck, removal of the surgical specimen and gastric pull-up, and construction of an esophagogastric anastomosis. This phase of the operation is pe...

Robotic assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE): the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center initial experience.

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA *These authors contributed equally to this work. Correspondence to: Inderpal S. Sarkaria, MD, FACS. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Shadyside Medical Building, Suite 715...

robotic assisted minimally invasive surgery, a novel innovation in surgery

Outcomes After Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy :

Background—Esophagectomy is a complex operation and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. In an attempt to lower morbidity, we have adopted a minimally invasive approach to esophagectomy. Objectives—Our primary objective was to evaluate the outcomes of minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) in a large group of patients. Our secondary objective was to compare the modified McKeo...

Laparoscope Self-calibration for Robotic Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery

For robotic assisted minimal access surgery, recovering 3D soft tissue deformation is important for intra-operative surgical guidance, motion compensation, and prescribing active constraints. We propose in this paper a method for determining varying focal lengths of stereo laparoscope cameras during robotic surgery. Laparoscopic images typically feature dynamic scenes of soft-tissue deformation...