Marco Milone, Paolo Pietro Bianchi, Fabio Cianchi, Andrea Coratti, Anna D'Amore, Giovanni De Manzoni, Carlo Alberto De Pasqual, Giampaolo Formisano, Elio Jovine, Luca Morelli, Mariafortuna Offi, Andrea Peri, Andrea Pietrabissa, Fabio Staderini, Angela Tribuzi, Simone Giacopuzzi
BACKGROUND: The aim of the present study is to compare outcomes of the robotic hand-sewn, linear- and circular-stapled techniques performed to create an intrathoracic esophagogastric anastomosis in patients who underwent Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy. METHODS: Patients who underwent a planned Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy were retrospectively analysed from prospectively maintained databases. Only patients who underwent a robotic thoracic approach with the creation of an intrathoracic esophagogastric anastomosis were included in the study...
March 22, 2024: Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery