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Published in: Obesity Surgery 11/2015

01-11-2015 | Review Article

Robotic vs. Laparoscopic Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Authors: Konstantinos P. Economopoulos, Vasileios Theocharidis, Travis J. McKenzie, Theodoros N. Sergentanis, Theodora Psaltopoulou

Published in: Obesity Surgery | Issue 11/2015

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Abstract

We aim to summarize the available literature on patients treated with robotic RYGB and compare the clinical outcomes of patients treated with robotic RYGB with those treated with the standard laparoscopic RYGB. A systematic literature search of PubMed and Scopus databases was conducted in accordance with the PRISMA guidelines. Fourteen comparative and 11 non-comparative studies were included in this study, reporting data on 5145 patients. This study points to comparable clinical outcomes between robotic and laparoscopic RYGB. Robotic-assisted RYGB was associated with significantly less frequent anastomotic stricture events, reoperations, and a decreased length of hospital stay compared with the standard laparoscopic procedures; however, these findings should be interpreted with caution given the low number and poor quality of the studies currently available in the literature.
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Metadata
Title
Robotic vs. Laparoscopic Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Authors
Konstantinos P. Economopoulos
Vasileios Theocharidis
Travis J. McKenzie
Theodoros N. Sergentanis
Theodora Psaltopoulou
Publication date
01-11-2015
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Obesity Surgery / Issue 11/2015
Print ISSN: 0960-8923
Electronic ISSN: 1708-0428
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-015-1870-9

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