Robot-sewn Ivor-Lewis XXXX : preliminary experience and technical details.

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INTRODUCTION: Robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy with intra-thoracic @entity254 showed encouraging results but there is a lack of data to demonstrate the safety and feasibility. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to report our experience in RA-ILE (robotic-assisted Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy) with robotic hand-sewn @entity254 . METHODS: This is a retrospective study of @entity1 who underwent robotic-assisted esophagectomy in prone position with intrathoracic @entity254 for @entity5 of the esophagus or esophago-gastric junction. RESULTS: From January 2012 to December 2014 we performed eight completely robot-assisted esophagectomy without @entity532 . The mortality rate at 30-day was zero. In two @entity1 we observed a partial leakage of the gastric tube that required revision. The mean operative time was 499        46   min including robotic set up and @entity1 positioning. The median hospital-stay was 10   days. Complete (R0) resection was accomplished in all @entity1 and the mean number of lymph nodes removed was 37.6        14 .7. CONCLUSIONS: This preliminary experience suggests that robotic-assisted RA-ILE for @entity5 is a real surgical option compared with conventional surgery with satisfactory results. Copyright    2015 John Wiley _ Sons, Ltd.
