Wedge gastrectomy: Robot-assisted with a hand-sewn repair versus a laparoscopic linear stapler technique for gastric subepithelial tumors

Minimally invasive surgery has become common in surgical resections of gastric subepithelial tumors. An endostapler technique is simple and easy to perform when cutting the stomach. Gastrotomy using a hand-sewn repair is a new approach for identifying and removing gastric subepithelial tumors, but few studies have evaluated its efficacy. In this study, we demonstrated the safety and effectiveness of this novel technique using a robot-assisted...