Robotic Assisted Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy: A New Standard of Care?

Minimally invasive esophagectomy is a complex operation with a long learning curve and the robotic platform has allowed increased utilization of a minimally invasive approach. Listen to Richard van Hillegersberg, University Medical Center Utrecht (The Netherlands) and Daniela Molena, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (USA) talk about this Special Supplement on Robotic Assisted Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy: A New Standard of Care, published in the ISDE (International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus) Journal.
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I’m six days away from robotic Ivor Lewis esophagectomy. Still scared. I’ve never had a major surgery. No matter how many videos I watch of people who had a successful surgery. I still feel anxious. I know that is normal. I would feel much better about this surgery if there was some type of artificial esophagus they could use to replace the one they remove. Even if it did not have a functioning valve at the junction it would be so much better to leave the stomach completely intact rather than removing the nerves and stretching it up behind the heart and lungs. Cases are on the rise and they are not going away so I truly hope someone is working on this.