TY - JOUR
T1 - Robot-assisted gastric surgery
AU - Hashizume, Makoto
AU - Sugimachi, Keizo
PY - 2003/12
Y1 - 2003/12
N2 - In conclusion, robot-assisted gastric surgery is now considered to be feasible in patients with Stage IA (T1N0) and Stage IB (T1N1, T2N0) early gastric cancer. The optimal treatment modalities have yet to be identified, however, and therefore clinical trials are called for. The authors believe that this new technology will markedly increase the survival rate of such patients all over the world in the near future, while also helping to significantly decrease the complication rates and hospital stay of the patients, which will thus result in a major beneficial socioeconomic impact.
AB - In conclusion, robot-assisted gastric surgery is now considered to be feasible in patients with Stage IA (T1N0) and Stage IB (T1N1, T2N0) early gastric cancer. The optimal treatment modalities have yet to be identified, however, and therefore clinical trials are called for. The authors believe that this new technology will markedly increase the survival rate of such patients all over the world in the near future, while also helping to significantly decrease the complication rates and hospital stay of the patients, which will thus result in a major beneficial socioeconomic impact.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0039-6109(03)00158-0
DO - 10.1016/S0039-6109(03)00158-0
M3 - Review article
C2 - 14712877
AN - SCOPUS:0346219058
SN - 0039-6109
VL - 83
SP - 1429
EP - 1444
JO - Surgical Clinics of North America
JF - Surgical Clinics of North America
IS - 6
ER -
