抄録
Since da Vinci® surgical system was introduced to Japan as practical medicine in 2009, various types of gastrointestinal surgery have been developed. In esophageal surgery, the multi-articulated arms or 3D high definite vision of da Vinci® surgical system would be expected to provide more advantages because esophageal surgery is complicated and meticulous. In this paper, we show the current status of da Vinci® surgery for esophageal cancer.