Is Robotic Surgery the Future for Resectable Esophageal Cancer?: A Systematic Literature Review of Oncological and Clinical Outcomes

CONCLUSIONS: There are numerous reported advantages of robot-assisted surgery for resectable esophageal cancer. A correlation between procedural volume and improvements in outcomes with robotic esophagectomy has also been identified. Multicentre comparative clinical studies are essential to identify the true objective benefit on outcomes compared with conventional surgical approaches before robotic surgery is accepted as standard of practice.PMID:38480565 | DOI:10.1245/s10434-024-15148-5

Source: Ann Oncol - March 14, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Nikhil Manish Patel Pranav Harshad Patel Kai Tai Derek Yeung David Monk Borzoueh Mohammadi Muntzer Mughal Ricky Harminder Bhogal William Allum Nima Abbassi-Ghadi Sacheen Kumar Source Type: research