Robot assisted laparoscopic (RAL) gastrectomy: case series and a review of the literature.
Gastric cancer is the fourth most common cancer type and is the second leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. The contemporary treatment is gastrectomy and lymphadenectomy, which can be accomplished by either conventional (open), or laparoscopic surgery. With the advances in technology, there is a paradigm shift from conventional laparoscopy. As a result, single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS), natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES), and robot assisted laparoscopic surgery (RALS) have evolved as new treatment options for minimal invasive surgery. Herein five patients who were treated via robot assisted laparoscopic gastrectomy were reported together with review of the literature.
Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul Medeniyet University, İstanbul, Turkey.
Orhan
O
Alimoğlu
Department of General Surgery, Ümraniye Teaching and Training Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
İbrahim
İ
Atak
Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul Medeniyet University, İstanbul, Turkey.
Tunç
T
Eren
Department of General Surgery, Ümraniye Teaching and Training Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
Ali
A
Kılıç
Gastric cancer; gastrectomy; laparoscopy; robotic surgery