Robotic surgery for the treatment of achalasia.

Objective: To describe the experience of the robotic approach for achalasia surgery in a tertiary center.

Material And Methods: Patients with achalasia who underwent robotic surgery between May 2010 and April 2019 were analyzed. The study variables were collected in a prospective database and a descriptive analysis was performed.

Robotic surgery for the treatment of achalasia.

Objective: To describe the experience of the robotic approach for achalasia surgery in a tertiary center.

Material And Methods: Patients with achalasia who underwent robotic surgery between May 2010 and April 2019 were analyzed. The study variables were collected in a prospective database and a descriptive analysis was performed.

Minimally invasive and robotic surgery in the surgical treatment of esophagogastric junction cancer.

Minimally invasive surgery provides for the treatment of esophagogastric junction tumors under safe conditions, reducing respiratory and abdominal wall complications. Recovery is improved, while maintaining the oncological principles of surgery to obtain an optimal long-term outcome. It is important to have a sufficient volume of activity to progress along the learning curve with close expert supervision in order to guarantee R0 resection and adequate lymphadenectomy.

Artificial nutritional support in cancer patients after esophagectomy: 11 years of experience.

Esophageal cancer represents a high-risk group of patients. This study determines the association of artificial nutrition with morbidity, mortality, and survival and studies clinical situations that determine the choice between enteral (EN) and parenteral support (PN). This retrospective single-center study compared 2 periods: 1) treatment centered in surgical process with discretionary demand of support, and 2) elective therapeutic and nutritional interventions were systematized.

[Surgical outcomes of esophageal cancer resection since the development of an Oesophagogastric Tumour Board].

Introduction: Treatment of oesophageal cancer with curative intent requires a multidisciplinary approach. Neoadjuvant therapy, the radicality of resection and extension of lymphadenectomy have been associated with increased operative morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to assess the results of surgical treatment of oesophageal cancer since the presence of an interdisciplinary esophagogastric tumour board.

[Supercharged ileocoloplasty: an option for complex oesophageal reconstructions].

Introduction: Oesophageal reconstruction in a second time is a complex surgical operation which, in some cases, requires combining microvascular techniques to increase vascular flow to the conduit. "Supercharged" ileocoloplasty allows creation of a longer conduit that makes it possible to replace the entire oesophagus. We describe our initial experience with this technique for the total reconstruction of the oesophagus.

[Second time esophageal reconstruction surgery: coloplasty and gastroplasty].

Objective: To analyze the morbidity and mortality of second time esophageal reconstruction in an Esophagogastric Unit.

Patients And Method: Second time esophageal reconstruction surgery with coloplasty and gastroplasty was performed on 20 patients, from January 2001 to October 2006. The morbidity and mortality of each technique has been analyzed retrospectively.