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. 2023 Jul 26;4(3):e318.
doi: 10.1097/AS9.0000000000000318. eCollection 2023 Sep.

Fluorescence-guided Two-port Robotic Gastrectomy Versus Conventional Laparoscopic Gastrectomy: A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial

Seohee Choi  1 , Na Young Kim  2 , Youn Nam Kim  3 , Sung Hyun Park  4 , Ki-Yoon Kim  4 , Minah Cho  4   5 , Yoo Min Kim  4   5 , Woo Jin Hyung  4   5 , Hyoung-Il Kim  4   5   6
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Fluorescence-guided Two-port Robotic Gastrectomy Versus Conventional Laparoscopic Gastrectomy: A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial

Seohee Choi et al. Ann Surg Open. .

Abstract

Objective: To compare the number of retrieved lymph nodes between conventional laparoscopic gastrectomy (CLG) and robotic gastrectomy integrated with fluorescence guidance and a two-port system (integrated robotic gastrectomy, IRG).

Background: The benefits of robotic surgery over laparoscopic surgery for gastric cancer have not yet been established. Using built-in features of robotic system, further benefit can be provided to the patients with effective lymphadenectomy and enhanced recovery.

Methods: A nonrandomized controlled trial was performed by a single surgeon at single-center, tertiary referral hospital between January 2018 and October 2021. Overall, 140 patients scheduled to undergo minimally invasive subtotal gastrectomy for early gastric cancer were enrolled. The primary endpoint was the number of retrieved lymph nodes. Secondary endpoints were complications, hospital stay, pain score, body image, and operative cost.

Results: This study analyzed 124 patients in the per-protocol group (IRG, 64; CLG, 60). The number of retrieved lymph nodes was higher in the IRG group than those in the CLG group (IRG vs CLG; 42.1 ± 17.9 vs 35.1 ± 14.6, P = 0.019). Moreover, other surgical parameters, such as hospital stay (4.1 ± 1.0 vs 5.2 ± 1.8, P < 0.001) and body image scale (better in 4 of the 10 questions), were significantly better in the IRG than in the CLG.

Conclusions: Robotic surgical procedures integrated with fluorescence guidance and a reduced-port system yielded more retrieved lymph nodes. In addition, the IRG group showed better perioperative surgical outcomes, particularly regarding the length of hospital stay and postoperative body image.

Trial registration: NCT03396354.

Keywords: gastric cancer; image-guided surgery; laparoscopic surgery; robotic surgery; two-port surgery.

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FIGURE 1.
FIGURE 1.
Recruitment and inclusion of patients for the prospective comparative study. ICG, indocyanine green.
FIGURE 2.
FIGURE 2.
The body image scale for assessing body image dissatisfaction from per-protocol analysis. CLG, conventional laparoscopic gastrectomy; IRG, integrated robotic gastrectomy.
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