SynthesisObesity surgery2018
Robotic Versus Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for Morbid Obesity: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Synthesis in Obesity surgery, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- A Systematic Review to Summarise and Appraise the Reporting of Surgical Innovation: a Case Study in Robotic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass.Obesity surgery · 2024Pooled it
- Impact of Probiotics on Gastrointestinal Function and Metabolic Status After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: A Double-Blind, Randomized Trial.Obesity surgery · 2024Trial
- Real Robotic 3-arm, 3-port versus laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a prospective single-center comparative study of operative time, costs and short-term outcomes.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- Robotic versus laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a propensity-matched comparison of the inflammatory response and MASLD trajectories.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- Outcomes of 1,039 Primary Robotic Gastric Bypass Procedures: A Two-Center Retrospective Cohort with Very Low Anastomotic Leak Incidence.Obesity surgery · 2026Article
- Robotic RYGB is Associated with Increased Risk of Early Postoperative Small Bowel Obstruction: an Analysis of 188,213 MBSAQIP Cases.Obesity surgery · 2026Article
- Robotic Gastrointestinal Surgery Compared to Conventional Approaches: An Umbrella Review of Clinical and Economic Outcomes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Comparing the effect of laparoscopic and robotic stapling on clinical outcomes, efficiency, and costs of robot-assisted Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Article
- The distribution of robotic surgery in general and visceral surgery departments in Switzerland - a nationwide inquiry.Innovative surgical sciences · 2024Article
- Experience of Robotic Complex Revisional Bariatric Surgery in a High-Volume Center.Obesity surgery · 2023Article
- Do all roads lead to Rome?: A retrospective analysis on surgical technique in Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Article
- Cost-effectiveness analysis of revisional Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: laparoscopic vs. robot assisted.Updates in surgery · 2023Article
- Robotic and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass after learning curve: 30-day and 12-month outcomes.Journal of robotic surgery · 2022Review
- Robot-assisted techniques in vascular and endovascular surgery.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2022Review
- Robotic Revisional Bariatric Surgery: a High-Volume Center Experience.Obesity surgery · 2021Article
- Sugammadex, the Guardian of Deep Muscle Relaxation During Conventional and Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery: A Narrative Review.Drug design, development and therapy · 2021Review
- Factors Associated with Weight Loss After Metabolic Surgery in a Multiethnic Sample of 1012 Patients.Obesity surgery · 2020Article
- A comparison of the da Vinci Xi vs. the da Vinci Si Surgical System for Roux-En-Y gastric bypass.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2019Article
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Abstract
We aim to summarize the existing evidence to compare the surgical outcomes of robotic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RRYGB) and laparoscopic RYGB (LRYGB) and to determine if these two procedures are equivalent. Literature searches were conducted by a comprehensive search in PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library. Nineteen articles met the inclusion criteria for this review. The robotic and laparoscopic procedures had no significant differences in hospitalization time, conversion, reoperation, readmission, and postoperative complications. However, RRYGB was associated with a longer mean operative time. RRYGB was not found to be superior to LRYGB. Future studies that would report detailed meaningful postoperative outcomes, such as complications and percentage of excess weight loss, are required to determine any further differences in the efficacy between RRYGB and LRYGB.
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