title: Robot-assisted hybrid laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: surgical technique and early outcomes.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Roux-en-Y gastric bypass performed laparoscopically remains the gold standard in bariatric surgery. The role of robot-assisted laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass has not been clearly defined.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present 80 consecutive cases of robot-assisted laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass performed at a single institution. Mechanics, early outcomes, and learning curve are evaluated. Eighty robot-assisted laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypasses were performed on 71 women and 9 men with a mean age of 39 years, mean preoperative weight of 134 kg, and mean BMI of 48.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Total mean operative time was 209 minutes. There was no mortality, leak, stricture, or obstruction.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Robot-assisted laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is a safe and feasible option for bariatric surgery. Its role in improving surgical outcomes needs to be defined further.
authors.affiliation: Division of General, Minimally Invasive, and Robotic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA. ayloosub@uic.edu
authors.forename: Subhashini M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Ayloo
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Addeo
authors.forename: Galaxy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sbrana
authors.forename: Pier Cristoforo
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Giulianotti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D015390:Gastric Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D012371:Robotics; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult