Short-term Outcomes of Robot-assisted Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy Compared With Thoracoscopic or Transthoracic Esophagectomy

Background/Aim: There is no study comparing open esophagectomy (OE), video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS), and robot-assisted minimally invasive (RAMIE) in a single institution. Patients Methods: This included 272 patients who underwent subtotal divided into three groups: OE (n=110), VATS (n=127), RAMIE (n=35) groups. Moreover, short-term outcomes were compared. Results: Overall complications (CD≥II) significantly less the than Recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis was lower group (p=0.026) tended to be that (p=0.059). The had atelectasis (CD≥I II), pleural effusion arrhythmia (CD≥II), dysphagia both Conclusion: reduced overall postoperative after compared with VATS.