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September 10, 2025The American SurgeonOpen Access

Contemporary Operative Trends and Outcomes of Laparoscopic and Robotic Heller Myotomy Using a Large National Database

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Robotic-assisted Heller myotomy and laparoscopic Heller myotomy show similar short-term outcomes for achalasia treatment.
Index hospitalization costs were significantly higher for robotic-assisted Heller myotomy at $19,387 compared to $16,317 for laparoscopic surgery.
Utilizing the Nationwide Readmission Database, this study analyzed over 14,000 adult patients undergoing either surgical approach for achalasia.
Evaluating economic impacts is crucial due to the consistently higher costs associated with robotic-assisted procedures.

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Analysis compares clinical outcomes and hospitalization costs for robotic-assisted and laparoscopic approaches in achalasia patients, indicating cost implications.

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Brosnihan et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1ad5c54b1d3bfb60e579c https://doi.org/10.1177/00031348251365412

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Analysis compares clinical outcomes and hospitalization costs for robotic-assisted and laparoscopic approaches in achalasia patients, indicating cost implications.

Contemporary Operative Trends and Outcomes of Laparoscopic and Robotic Heller Myotomy Using a Large National Database

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Contemporary Operative Trends and Outcomes of Laparoscopic and Robotic Heller Myotomy Using a Large National Database

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