title: Robotic gastrectomy for gastric cancer.
abstract: Robotic surgery for gastric cancer overcomes technical difficulties with laparoscopic gastrectomy. Its benefits include reduced intraoperative bleeding and shorter hospital stays; it is also easier to learn. Because accuracy increases during lymphadenectomy, a larger number of lymph nodes is likely to be retrieved using robotic gastrectomy. Higher costs and longer operation times have hindered the widespread adaptation and use of robotic surgery. In this review, we summarize the current status and issues regarding robotic gastrectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Taeil
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Son
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.|Gastric Cancer Center, Yonsei Cancer Hospital, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, South Korea.|Robot and MIS Center, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Woo Jin
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Hyung
mesh_terms: D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D065287:Robotic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: gastrectomy; minimally invasive surgery; robotics; stomach neoplasms