title: The role of robotic surgery in morbid obesity.
abstract: The purpose of this review was to form a collaborative opinion regarding the utility of robotic technology, specifically the da Vinci robot (Intuitive Surgical, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA), for bariatric surgery. Eleven surgeons are currently using the da Vinci system to perform laparoscopic bariatric surgery. The surgeons were queried about the type of robotic bariatric surgery and number of cases performed, complications, and any available outcomes data. They were also asked to give their opinion of the current state of robotic bariatric surgery. Ten of the 11 surgeons responded. Six surgeons are currently using the system for Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, three for laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, and three for biliary pancreatic diversion. Robotic technology is successfully being applied to bariatric surgery in a few advanced minimally invasive surgery centers throughout the United States.
authors.affiliation: Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center, USA.
authors.forename: Garth
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jacobsen
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Berger
authors.forename: Santiago
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Horgan
mesh_terms: D015390:Gastric Bypass / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D012371:Robotics