Robotic Heller Myotomy for the treatment of esophageal achalasia: technical note
January 14, 2014
A. Parisi
Myotomy of the cardia is the surgical procedure of choice for esophageal achalasia. The robotic procedure presented was performed in a 45-year-old man with the aid of the Da Vinci surgical system at the Department of Digestive Surgery, St. Maria Hospital, Terni, Italy. The Da Vinci System improves upon conventional laparoscopy with superior visualization, enhanced dexterity, greater precision. In common clinical practice, robotic surgery seems feasible in the treatment of achalasia. However, the literature contains no evidences on the validity and role of this approach and we believe further studies need to compare different minimally invasive techniques.
