Advances in Minimally Invasive Surgery for Gastrointestinal Cancers: Laparoscopic and Robotic Approaches
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Clinical Research of Cancer".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026 | Viewed by 95
Special Issue Editors
Interests: surgical oncology; upper gastrointestinal cancers; pancreatic cancer surgery; robotic-assisted surgery; complex abdominal oncology; artificial intelligence in surgery; precision surgery
2. Surgical Outcome Research Center Basel, University Hospital Basel, University Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Interests: surgical oncology; robotic-assisted surgery; peritoneal surface oncology; sarcoma surgery; complex abdominal oncology; colorectal cancer surgery; oncologic outcomes
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Minimally invasive surgery has become an integral component of modern gastrointestinal oncology, driven by advances in laparoscopic and robotic technologies that aim to improve oncologic precision while reducing perioperative morbidity. Across gastrointestinal cancers, these approaches have expanded indications from early-stage disease to increasingly complex oncologic resections. However, their optimal role, patient selection, and long-term oncologic outcomes remain areas of active investigation.
This Special Issue aims to highlight recent advances in minimally invasive surgery for gastrointestinal cancers, with a focus on laparoscopic and robotic approaches. Topics of interest include technical innovations, perioperative and oncologic outcomes, comparative effectiveness studies, integration with multimodal treatment strategies, learning curves and training, and emerging technologies such as image guidance and artificial intelligence. Original research, systematic reviews, and translational studies are welcome.
Prof. Dr. Beat Peter Müller-Stich
Dr. Alexander Wilhelm
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- minimally invasive surgery
- gastrointestinal cancers
- laparoscopic surgery
- robotic-assisted surgery
- surgical oncology
- oncologic outcomes
- artificial intelligence in surgery
- learning curve and training
- multimodal cancer care
- image-guided surgery
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