Session 21 Clinical Session 3

 

Sunday, September 3
4:20 – 5:20 pm

Room 15

 

 

Surgical robotics for esophageal disease 

 

Chairs: Philippe Morel (Switzerland) – Richard Van Hillegersberg (Netherlands)

Discussants: Bipan Chand (USA) – Monika Hagen (Switzerland)

 

• Robotic esophagectomy and lymphadenectomy in esophageal cancer. Rubens A. Sallum (Brazil)
• What is the benefit of Robotic surgery in high upper esophageal tumors and T4b disease?
  Sylvia van der Horst (Netherlands)

• Which intrathoracic anastonmosis is best in RAMIE? Peter Grimminger (Germany)
• Is the Robotic laparoscopic approach in Esophageal resection for cancer useful?
  Attila Dubecz (Germany)
• The use of the 4th arm in the thoracic phase of  RAMIE: advantages of the dexterity?
  Jan Hendrik Egberts (Germany)
• Is there an advantage of RAMIE over MIO in esophageal surgery? Marc van Det (Netherlands)
• What is the value of Fire Fly technique in the fluorescence detection of vascularization of the gastric conduit? David Rice (USA)
• Initial TransEnterix robotic experience with responsible economics. Wouter Donders (Netherlands)