Robotic Heller-Dor for Idiopathic Achalasia : the Pisa experience

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Achalasia is a rare motility disorder of the esophagus. According to the Chicago Classification criteria, there are three clinical types of Achalasia and the treatment is patient-tailored. Laparoscopic Heller-Dor is the gold-standard treatment for the most frequent types of Achalasia. However, robotic surgery is able to combine the clinical advantages of minimally invasive surgery with a powerful dexterity on complex anatomic structures. The aim of this study is to report the institutional experience developed in a referral center of esophageal surgery in the treatment of Achalasia by Robotic Heller-Dor. We retrospectively analyzed data of patients that consecutively underwent Robotic Heller-Dor at our institution between January 2012 and January 2020 using the Da Vinci® Surgical System. Sixty-nine patients underwent Robotic Heller-Dor. Among the patients, 35 (51%) were classified as type I, 29 (42%) as type II, and 5 (7%) as type III. The Da Vinci® SI HD Surgical System and the Da Vinci® XI HD Surgical System were used in 56 (81%) and 13 (19%) patients, respectively. No mucosal perforation was observed and post-operative mortality was absent. The mean follow-up was 23.3 months (6-84). Ten patients (14.5%) reported post-operative complaints. In our opinion, Robotic Heller-Dor is an effective tool in the treatment of Achalasia. Robotic Heller-Dor may be a suitable procedure for learning and teaching robotic surgery in the perspective of pursing more complex esophago-gastric surgical procedures.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:73

Enthalten in:

Updates in surgery - 73(2021), 6 vom: 24. Dez., Seite 2247-2252

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Santi, Stefano [VerfasserIn]
Belluomini, Mario Antonio [VerfasserIn]
D'Imporzano, Simone [VerfasserIn]
Bellomini, Maria Grazia [VerfasserIn]
Solito, Biagio [VerfasserIn]
Gianetri, Debora [VerfasserIn]
Giusti, Patrizia [VerfasserIn]
Pallabazzer, Giovanni [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Achalasia
Da Vinci® robot
Heller-Dor
High-resolution manometry
Journal Article

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Date Completed 23.11.2021

Date Revised 23.11.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s13304-021-01092-6

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM325779376