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- Title
Robot-assisted oesophagectomy technique for oesophageal carcinoma.
- Authors
Lok, Hon‐Ting; Teoh, Anthony Yuen‐Bun; Chiu, Philip Wai‐Yan; Wong, Simon Kin‐Hung; Ng, Enders Kwok‐Wai
- Abstract
The article discusses the surgical technique for is oesophageal carcinoma. It mentions that oesophageal carcinoma is a cancer arising from the foodpipe known as the esophagus that runs between the throat and the stomach. It notes that oesophageal carcinoma is the leading cause of cancer death for males in Hong Kong. It notes the application of surgical robots in conducting surgical operations in patients with oesophageal carcinoma.
- Subjects
HONG Kong (China); ESOPHAGEAL cancer; ONCOLOGIC surgery; OPERATIVE surgery; SURGICAL robots; MEDICAL robotics
- Publication
Surgical Practice, 2014, Vol 18, Issue 4, p193
- ISSN
1744-1625
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/1744-1633.12098