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- Title
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass procedure performed with the da Vinci robot system: is it worth it?
- Authors
Hubens, G; Balliu, L; Ruppert, M; Gypen, B; Van Tu, T; Vaneerdeweg, W
- Abstract
The Roux-en-Y gastric bypass procedure (RYGBP) is in many countries the gold standard for obtaining long-lasting weight reduction and improvement of obesity-related comorbidities. However, performing this operation by standard laparoscopic techniques requires important surgical skills because of the anastomoses involved. The da Vinci surgical robot system with its enhanced degrees of freedom in motion and three-dimensional vision is designed to overcome the difficulties encountered in traditional laparoscopic surgery with suturing and delicate tissue handling.
- Publication
Surgical endoscopy, 2008, Vol 22, Issue 7, p1690
- ISSN
1432-2218
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00464-007-9698-6