Enhanced Lymph Node Retrieval: Two-Port Robotic Gastrectomy Outperforms Conventional Laparoscopy in Gastric Cancer

In a nonrandomized trial comparing robotic gastrectomy with fluorescence guidance and a two-port system (IRG) to conventional laparoscopic gastrectomy (CLG) for early gastric cancer, researchers found that IRG yielded more retrieved lymph nodes (42.1 vs. 35.1). The study suggests that the integrated robotic approach enhances lymphadenectomy and offers better perioperative outcomes, including shorter hospital stays and improved postoperative body image.