Risk of Open Conversion During Robotic Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer: Optimizing Patient Selection.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Robotic surgery for gastric adenocarcinoma (GC) shows recovery benefits compared to open and laparoscopic approaches. While open conversion (OC) is associated with poorer outcomes, factors influencing robotic gastrectomy (RG) OC are obscure. We identified preoperative and intraoperative risk factors for OC and associated outcomes.

Methods

We performed a retrospective analysis of RG using a prospectively maintained GC database from a high-volume comprehensive US cancer center between January 2010 and October 2022. RG standardization began in July 2015, with ongoing expansion of patient selection criteria. Patients who underwent radical resection with biopsy-proved GC were included in the analysis if the operation was initiated robotically. Preoperati

SUBMITTER: Chen C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12455542 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature