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Desiderio J, Trastulli S, D'Andrea V, Parisi A. Enhanced recovery after surgery for gastric cancer (ERAS-GC): optimizing patient outcome. Transl Gastroenterol Hepatol 2020; 5:11. [PMID: 32190779 DOI: 10.21037/tgh.2019.10.04] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2019] [Accepted: 10/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Significant advances were achieved, in last decades, in the management of surgical patients with gastric cancer. This has led to the concept of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) with the objective of reducing the length of hospital stay, accelerating postoperative recovery and reducing the surgical stress. The ERAS protocols have many items, including the pre-operative patient education, early mobilization and feeding starting from the first postoperative day. This review aims to highlight possible advantages on postoperative functional recovery outcomes after gastrectomy in patients undergoing an ERAS program, current lack of evidences and future perspectives.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jacopo Desiderio
- Department of Digestive Surgery, St. Mary's Hospital, Terni, Italy.,Department of Surgical Sciences, La Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, La Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, St. Mary's Hospital, Terni, Italy
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Wang JB, Zhong Q, Wang W, Desiderio J, Chen S, Liu ZY, Chen QY, Li P, Xie JW, Liu FQ, Zheng CH, Peng JS, Zhou ZW, Parisi A, Huang CM. Postoperative dynamic survival of gastric cancer patients: A multi-institutional, international analysis of 22 265 patients. J Surg Oncol 2019; 120:685-697. [PMID: 31317558 DOI: 10.1002/jso.25637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2019] [Accepted: 06/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND How to best evaluate the disease-specific survival (DSS) of gastric cancer (GC) survivors over time is unclear. METHODS Clinicopathological data from 22 265 patients who underwent curative intend resection for GC were retrospectively analyzed. Changes in the patients' 3-year conditional disease-specific survival (CS3) were analyzed. We used time-dependent Cox regression to analyze which variables had long-term effects on DSS and devised a dynamic predictive model based on the length of survival. RESULTS Based on 1-, 3-, and 5-year survivorships, the CS3 of the population increased gradually from 62% to 68.1%, 83.7%, and 90.6%, respectively. Subgroup analysis showed that the CS3 of patients who had poor prognostic factors initially demonstrated the greatest increase in postoperative survival time (eg, N3b: 26.6%-84.1%, Δ57.5% vs N0: 84.1%-93.3%, Δ9.2%). Time-dependent Cox regression analysis showed the following predictor variables constantly affecting DSS: age, the number of examined lymph nodes (LNs), T stage, N stage, and site (P < .05). These variables served as the basis for a dynamic prediction model. CONCLUSIONS The influence of prognostic factors on DSS and CS3 changed dramatically over time. We developed an effective model for predicting the DSS of patients with GC based on the length of survival time.
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- Jia-Bin Wang
- Department of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China.,Division of Gastric Cancer, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education of Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China.,Division of Gastric Cancer, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education of Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, St. Mary's Hospital, University of Perugia, Terni, Italy
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- Department of Esophageal and Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Sixth Hospital Affiliated to Sun Yat-sen University, Sun Yat-sen University Research Center of Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastric Cancer, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China.,Division of Gastric Cancer, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education of Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China.,Division of Gastric Cancer, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education of Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China.,Division of Gastric Cancer, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education of Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China.,Division of Gastric Cancer, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education of Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistic, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China.,Division of Gastric Cancer, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education of Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Esophageal and Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Sixth Hospital Affiliated to Sun Yat-sen University, Sun Yat-sen University Research Center of Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastric Cancer, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, St. Mary's Hospital, University of Perugia, Terni, Italy
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China.,Division of Gastric Cancer, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education of Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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Parisi A, Reim D, Borghi F, Nguyen NT, Qi F, Coratti A, Cianchi F, Cesari M, Bazzocchi F, Alimoglu O, Gagnière J, Pernazza G, D’Imporzano S, Zhou YB, Azagra JS, Facy O, Brower ST, Jiang ZW, Zang L, Isik A, Gemini A, Trastulli S, Novotny A, Marano A, Liu T, Annecchiarico M, Badii B, Arcuri G, Avanzolini A, Leblebici M, Pezet D, Cao SG, Goergen M, Zhang S, Palazzini G, D’Andrea V, Desiderio J. Minimally invasive surgery for gastric cancer: A comparison between robotic, laparoscopic and open surgery. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23:2376-2384. [PMID: 28428717 PMCID: PMC5385404 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i13.2376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2016] [Revised: 01/23/2017] [Accepted: 03/15/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM To investigate the role of minimally invasive surgery for gastric cancer and determine surgical, clinical, and oncological outcomes.
METHODS This is a propensity score-matched case-control study, comparing three treatment arms: robotic gastrectomy (RG), laparoscopic gastrectomy (LG), open gastrectomy (OG). Data collection started after sharing a specific study protocol. Data were recorded through a tailored and protected web-based system. Primary outcomes: harvested lymph nodes, estimated blood loss, hospital stay, complications rate. Among the secondary outcomes, there are: operative time, R0 resections, POD of mobilization, POD of starting liquid diet and soft solid diet. The analysis includes the evaluation of type and grade of postoperative complications. Detailed information of anastomotic leakages is also provided.
RESULTS The present analysis was carried out of 1026 gastrectomies. To guarantee homogenous distribution of cases, patients in the RG, LG and OG groups were 1:1:2 matched using a propensity score analysis with a caliper = 0.2. The successful matching resulted in a total sample of 604 patients (RG = 151; LG = 151; OG = 302). The three groups showed no differences in all baseline patients characteristics, type of surgery (P = 0.42) and stage of the disease (P = 0.16). Intraoperative blood loss was significantly lower in the LG (95.93 ± 119.22) and RG (117.91 ± 68.11) groups compared to the OG (127.26 ± 79.50, P = 0.002). The mean number of retrieved lymph nodes was similar between the RG (27.78 ± 11.45), LG (24.58 ± 13.56) and OG (25.82 ± 12.07) approach. A benefit in favor of the minimally invasive approaches was found in the length of hospital stay (P < 0.0001). A similar complications rate was found (P = 0.13). The leakage rate was not different (P = 0.78) between groups.
CONCLUSION Laparoscopic and robotic surgery can be safely performed and proposed as possible alternative to open surgery. The main highlighted benefit is a faster postoperative functional recovery.
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Manciu S, Dragomir M, Curea F, Vasilescu C. Robotic Surgery: A Solution in Search of a Problem—A Bayesian Analysis of 343 Robotic Procedures Performed by a Single Surgical Team. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2017; 27:363-374. [DOI: 10.1089/lap.2016.0323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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- Simona Manciu
- Department of General Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Fundeni Clinical Institute, Bucharest, Romania
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- Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Oncology, Institute of Oncology “Prof. Dr. Al. Trestioreanu,” Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of General Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Fundeni Clinical Institute, Bucharest, Romania
- Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
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Parisi A, Ricci F, Trastulli S, Cirocchi R, Gemini A, Grassi V, Corsi A, Renzi C, De Santis F, Petrina A, Pironi D, D'Andrea V, Santoro A, Desiderio J. Robotic Total Gastrectomy With Intracorporeal Robot-Sewn Anastomosis: A Novel Approach Adopting the Double-Loop Reconstruction Method. Medicine (Baltimore) 2015; 94:e1922. [PMID: 26656323 PMCID: PMC5008468 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000001922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Gastric cancer constitutes a major health problem. Robotic surgery has been progressively developed in this field. Although the feasibility of robotic procedures has been demonstrated, there are unresolved aspects being debated, including the reproducibility of intracorporeal in place of extracorporeal anastomosis.Difficulties of traditional laparoscopy have been described and there are well-known advantages of robotic systems, but few articles in literature describe a full robotic execution of the reconstructive phase while others do not give a thorough explanation how this phase was run.A new reconstructive approach, not yet described in literature, was recently adopted at our Center.Robotic total gastrectomy with D2 lymphadenectomy and a so-called "double-loop" reconstruction method with intracorporeal robot-sewn anastomosis (Parisi's technique) was performed in all reported cases.Preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative data were collected and a technical note was documented.All tumors were located at the upper third of the stomach, and no conversions or intraoperative complications occurred. Histopathological analysis showed R0 resection obtained in all specimens. Hospital stay was regular in all patients and discharge was recommended starting from the 4th postoperative day. No major postoperative complications or reoperations occurred.Reconstruction of the digestive tract after total gastrectomy is one of the main areas of surgical research in the treatment of gastric cancer and in the field of minimally invasive surgery.The double-loop method is a valid simplification of the traditional technique of construction of the Roux-limb that could increase the feasibility and safety in performing a full hand-sewn intracorporeal reconstruction and it appears to fit the characteristics of the robotic system thus obtaining excellent postoperative clinical outcomes.
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- Amilcare Parisi
- From the Department of Digestive Surgery, St. Mary's Hospital, University of Perugia, Terni (AP, JD, ST, RC, FR, VG); Department of General and Oncologic Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia (AC, CR, AG, FDS, AP); and Department of Surgical Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy (DP, VD, AS)
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Desiderio J, Jiang ZW, Nguyen NT, Zhang S, Reim D, Alimoglu O, Azagra JS, Yu PW, Coburn NG, Qi F, Jackson PG, Zang L, Brower ST, Kurokawa Y, Facy O, Tsujimoto H, Coratti A, Annecchiarico M, Bazzocchi F, Avanzolini A, Gagniere J, Pezet D, Cianchi F, Badii B, Novotny A, Eren T, Leblebici M, Goergen M, Zhang B, Zhao YL, Liu T, Al-Refaie W, Ma J, Takiguchi S, Lequeu JB, Trastulli S, Parisi A. Robotic, laparoscopic and open surgery for gastric cancer compared on surgical, clinical and oncological outcomes: a multi-institutional chart review. A study protocol of the International study group on Minimally Invasive surgery for GASTRIc Cancer-IMIGASTRIC. BMJ Open 2015; 5:e008198. [PMID: 26482769 PMCID: PMC4611863 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Gastric cancer represents a great challenge for healthcare providers and requires a multidisciplinary treatment approach in which surgery plays a major role. Minimally invasive surgery has been progressively developed, first with the advent of laparoscopy and recently with the spread of robotic surgery, but a number of issues are currently being debated, including the limitations in performing an effective extended lymph node dissection, the real advantages of robotic systems, the role of laparoscopy for Advanced Gastric Cancer, the reproducibility of a total intracorporeal technique and the oncological results achievable during long-term follow-up. METHODS AND ANALYSIS A multi-institutional international database will be established to evaluate the role of robotic, laparoscopic and open approaches in gastric cancer, comprising of information regarding surgical, clinical and oncological features. A chart review will be conducted to enter data of participants with gastric cancer, previously treated at the participating institutions. The database is the first of its kind, through an international electronic submission system and a HIPPA protected real time data repository from high volume gastric cancer centres. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION This study is conducted in compliance with ethical principles originating from the Helsinki Declaration, within the guidelines of Good Clinical Practice and relevant laws/regulations. A multicentre study with a large number of patients will permit further investigation of the safety and efficacy as well as the long-term outcomes of robotic, laparoscopic and open approaches for the management of gastric cancer. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER NCT02325453; Pre-results.
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- Jacopo Desiderio
- Department of Digestive Surgery, St Mary's Hospital, University of Perugia, Terni, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange, California, USA
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- Department of General Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Chirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum Rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München, München, Germany
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- Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Unité des Maladies de l'Appareil Digestif et Endocrine (UMADE), Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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- Department of General Surgery, Third Military Medical University Southwest Hospital, Chongqing, China
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- Division of General Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Division of General Surgery, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington DC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology and HPB Surgery, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Englewood, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Service de chirurgie digestive et cancérologique CHU Bocage. Dijon, France
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- Department of Surgery, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Japan
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- Division of Oncological and Robotic Surgery, Department of Oncology, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Division of Oncological and Robotic Surgery, Department of Oncology, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, Division of General, Gastroenterologic and Minimally Invasive Surgery, GB Morgagni Hospital, Forlì, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, Division of General, Gastroenterologic and Minimally Invasive Surgery, GB Morgagni Hospital, Forlì, Italy
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- Digestive and Hepatobiliary Surgery Department, University of Auvergne, University Hospital Estaing, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Digestive and Hepatobiliary Surgery Department, University of Auvergne, University Hospital Estaing, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, Center of Oncological Minimally Invasive Surgery (COMIS), University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, Center of Oncological Minimally Invasive Surgery (COMIS), University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Chirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum Rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München, München, Germany
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- Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Unité des Maladies de l'Appareil Digestif et Endocrine (UMADE), Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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- Department of General Surgery, Third Military Medical University Southwest Hospital, Chongqing, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Third Military Medical University Southwest Hospital, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Division of General Surgery, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington DC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, St Mary's Hospital, University of Perugia, Terni, Italy
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, St Mary's Hospital, University of Perugia, Terni, Italy
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Parisi A, Desiderio J, Trastulli S, Cirocchi R, Renzi C, Boselli C, De Santis F, Petrina A, Annecchiarico M, Di Marino M, Bencini L, Perna F, Pironi D, Santoro A, Coratti A. Robotic pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy: Technical considerations. Int J Surg 2015; 21 Suppl 1:S59-63. [PMID: 26118615 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2015.06.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2015] [Revised: 03/24/2015] [Accepted: 04/10/2015] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
Abstract
Laparoscopy has revolutionized the way of thinking abdominal surgery, however, to date there are still limitations making it difficult to apply this technique to some types of surgical procedures considered technically demanding even when performed by open surgery, such as the pancreaticoduodenectomy. This technical note provides a complete description of the surgical procedure performed for the execution of a robotic pancreaticoduodenectomy through the use of the "Da Vinci Si" robotic system. Robotic systems represent a real evolution in minimally invasive surgery. We wish to emphasize this concept, highlighting the application of this technology to complex procedures in digestive surgery.
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- Amilcare Parisi
- Department of Digestive Surgery and Liver Unit, St. Maria Hospital, Terni, Italy
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- Department of Digestive Surgery and Liver Unit, St. Maria Hospital, Terni, Italy.
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- Department of Digestive Surgery and Liver Unit, St. Maria Hospital, Terni, Italy
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- Department of Digestive Surgery and Liver Unit, St. Maria Hospital, Terni, Italy
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- Department of General and Oncologic Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of General and Oncologic Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of General and Oncologic Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of General and Oncologic Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Division of Oncological and Robotic Surgery, Department of Oncology, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Division of Oncological and Robotic Surgery, Department of Oncology, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Division of Oncological and Robotic Surgery, Department of Oncology, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Division of Oncological and Robotic Surgery, Department of Oncology, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Oncological and Robotic Surgery, Department of Oncology, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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Current status of minimally invasive surgery for gastric cancer: A literature review to highlight studies limits. Int J Surg 2015; 17:34-40. [PMID: 25758348 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2015.02.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2015] [Revised: 02/05/2015] [Accepted: 02/26/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Gastric cancer represents a great challenge for health care providers and requires a multidisciplinary approach in which surgery plays the main role. Minimally invasive surgery has been progressively developed, first with the advent of laparoscopy and more recently with the spread of robotic surgery, but a number of issues are currently being investigate, including the limitations in performing effective extended lymph node dissections and, in this context, the real advantages of using robotic systems, the possible role for advanced Gastric Cancer, the reproducibility of completely intracorporeal techniques and the oncological results achievable during follow-up. METHOD Searches of MEDLINE, Embase and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were performed to identify articles published until April 2014 which reported outcomes of surgical treatment for gastric cancer and that used minimally invasive surgical technology. Articles that deal with endoscopic technology were excluded. RESULTS A total of 362 articles were evaluated. After the review process, data in 115 articles were analyzed. CONCLUSION A multicenter study with a large number of patients is now needed to further investigate the safety and efficacy as well as long-term outcomes of robotic surgery, traditional laparoscopy and the open approach.
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