Progresses and hot spots of robotic surgery for gastric cancer
Minimally invasive techniques represented by laparoscopy and robotic system have become important methods for the treatment of gastric cancer.The quality and safety of surgery and patients'short-term outcomes have been constantly improving.The long-term prognosis of tumors can be comparable to traditional open surgery.The advantages of robotic gastrectomy in tumor prognosis related indicators such as lymph node dissection,intraoperative bleeding,transfusion rate,intraoperative errors,patient recovery,and complications may translate into important aspects of improved prognosis.Due to the unique technological advantages of surgical robots,some experience has been accumulated in the fields of single port robotic gastrectomy and telesurgery,which is an important development direction for future surgery.However,at present,there is a lack of high-quality trials as clinical evidence.