ArticleObesity surgery2019
Less Morbidity with Robot-Assisted Gastric Bypass Surgery than with Laparoscopic Surgery?
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- Learning curves for adoption of robotic bariatric surgery: a systematic review of safety, efficiency and clinical outcomes.Journal of robotic surgery · 2024Pooled it
- Research on the spectrum of complications in robotic surgery for obese urologic patients: a 6-year retrospective study.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Observational
- Gastric bypass performed with different surgical platforms during different periods.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Article
- The downtrending cost of robotic bariatric surgery: a cost analysis of 47,788 bariatric patients.Journal of robotic surgery · 2024Article
- Advancements in Bariatric Surgery: A Comparative Review of Laparoscopic and Robotic Techniques.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Review
- Establishing robotic bariatric surgery at an academic tertiary hospital: a learning curve analysis for totally robotic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.Journal of robotic surgery · 2023Article
- Australian experience with robot-assisted Roux-en-Y gastric bypass with comparison to a conventional laparoscopic series.Surgical endoscopy · 2022Article
- Does conversion during minimally invasive rectal surgery for cancer have an impact on short-term and oncologic outcomes? Results of a retrospective cohort study.Surgical endoscopy · 2022Article
- Pros and Cons of Robotic Revisional Bariatric Surgery.Visceral medicine · 2020Article
- Review of strategies and factors to maximize cost-effectiveness of robotic hysterectomies and myomectomies in benign gynecological disease.Journal of robotic surgery · 2019Review
- Robotic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: A Single Surgeon's Experience with 527 Consecutive Patients.JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic SurgeonsArticle
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Abstract
introductionAlthough several studies have compared totally robot-assisted gastric bypass (RA-GB) to laparoscopic gastric bypass (L-GB), the clinical benefit of the robotic approach remains unclear. MATERIALS AND
methodsWe compared perioperative outcomes of 82 consecutive patients undergoing RA-GB between 2013 and 2016 to 169 consecutive patients having undergone L-GB between 2009 and 2016. Secondary endpoints included duration of hospitalization, readmission rate, weight loss at 1 year, and the learning curve of RA-GB, assessed by operation times and complication rates.
resultsThere were no statistically significant differences between groups concerning age (43.5 ± 11.2 vs. 42.2 ± 12.4 years), body mass index (42.4 ± 5.0 vs. 43.6 ± 7.2 kg/m
conclusionIn our experience, the robotic approach for gastric bypass was associated with fewer postoperative complications compared to traditional laparoscopic gastric bypass. Cost increment associated with RA-GB remains an important drawback that hampers its widespread.
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