Minimally Invasive Surgical Approaches to Gastric Resection.
Minimally invasive gastric resections carry several advantages, including less intraoperative blood loss, faster recovery time, reduced pain, and decreased hospital length of stay and quicker return to work. Numerous trials have proved that laparoscopic and robotic-assisted gastrectomy provides equivalent surgical and oncologic outcomes to open approaches. As with any minimally invasive approach, advanced minimally invasive training and good judgment by a surgeon are paramount in selecting patients in whom a minimally invasive approach is feasible. With increasing research in patient populations with more advanced disease, the indications are likely to continue to expand.
Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, C-1272, New York, NY 10065, USA. Electronic address: gholamis@mskcc.org.
Sepideh
S
Gholami
Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, C-1272, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Michael R
MR
Cassidy
Gastric and Mixed Tumor Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, H-1217, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Vivian E
VE
Strong
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Gastric cancer; Laparoscopic gastrectomy; Minimally invasive gastrectomy; Robotic gastrectomy; Techniques in gastric resection