Minimally Invasive Surgery of Gastric Cancer

Abstract

Medicine including surgical techniques has been flourishing since ancient societies. All efforts have aimed to increase patient’s survival in addition to quality of life. Lately, along with the increased popularity of laparoscopic surgery, minimally invasive surgical techniques have taken its place in surgical practice for various type of procedures, owing to several advantages such as rapid recovery, less pain as well as improved cosmetic outcomes [1]. However, for treatment of malignant diseases, safety and feasibility of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has remained under debate for years until recently. With the increasing amount of evidence and surgical experience, MIS is now commonly favored practice for oncological surgery that made of more sophisticated processes compared to those of surgery for benign diseases [2]. Whereas MIS represents a developing trend, some limitations faced by surgeon during conventional laparoscopy led surgeons for innovative solutions and robotic technology has been introduced with many advantages including articulated instruments, three-dimensional images, and tremor filtering. Although several robotic systems have been developed, its popularity has increased just after the approval of Da Vinci robotic system (Intuitive Surgical, California, USA), many robotic systems have been started being used worldwide [3].