Table 1. Robotic minimally invasive assisted esophagectomy: technique and short results.
| Author | Number of cases | Technique | No. of harvested LN (mean) | Overall major complications (%) | Mortality rate (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kernstine [2007] | 14 | McKeown | 18 | 29 | 7.1 [1] |
| Boone [2011] | 47 | McKeown | 27 | 44.6 | 6.4 [3] |
| Dunn [2012] | 40 | TH | 19 | 67.50 | 2.5 [1] |
| Weksler [2012] | 11 | McKeown | 20 | 36.4 | NR |
| Sarkaria [2013] | 21 | McKeown/Ivor Lewis | 28 | 24 | 4.8 [1] |
| de La Fuente [2013] | 50 | Ivor Lewis | 20 | 28 | 2.0 [1] |
| Bongiolatti [2015] | 8 | Ivor Lewis | 37 | 25 | 0 |
| van der Sluiss [2015] | 108 | McKeown | 26 | 34 | 3.7 [4] |
| Chiu [2016] | 20 | McKeown | 18 | 10.5 | 0 |
| Park [2016] | 62 | McKeown/Ivor Lewis | 37 | 16 | 1.6 [1] |
| Cerfolio [2016] | 85 | Ivor Lewis | 22 | 34 | 7.0 [6] |
| Okusanya [2017] | 25 | McKeown/Ivor Lewis | 26 | 20 | 0 |