Robotic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Procedure Guide

Jan-Niclas Kersebaum; Thorben Möller; Witigo von Schönfels; Terbish Taivankhuu; Thomas Becker; Jan-Hendrik Egberts; Jan Henrik Beckmann

doi:10.4293/JSLS.2020.00062

Robotic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Procedure Guide

JSLS. 2020 Oct-Dec;24(4):e2020.00062. doi: 10.4293/JSLS.2020.00062.

Authors

Jan-Niclas Kersebaum¹, Thorben Möller¹, Witigo von Schönfels¹, Terbish Taivankhuu¹, Thomas Becker¹, Jan-Hendrik Egberts¹, Jan Henrik Beckmann¹

Affiliation

¹ University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Department of General, Visceral-, Thoracic-, Transplantation-, and Pediatric Surgery, Arnold-Heller-Str. 3, 24105 Kiel, Germany.

Abstract

Purpose: This is a step-by-step procedural guide to help new and unexperienced surgeons with the implementation of a robotic program for the surgical treatment of morbid obesity.

Methods: Based on our vast robotic experience, we present our standardized technique and also, with a PubMed research, discuss the different surgical aspects.

Results: We present our trainings pathway towards the first robotic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, a step-by-step procedural guide with helpful hints when it comes to troubleshooting and also discuss some surgical aspects.

Conclusion: The robotic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is safe and feasible, and might offer some advantages in comparison to the laparoscopic approach.

Keywords: Learning Curve; Procedure Guide; Robotic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass; Technical Aspects; Troubleshooting.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Gastric Bypass / methods*
Humans
Laparoscopy / methods*
Obesity, Morbid / surgery*
Practice Guidelines as Topic*
Robotic Surgical Procedures / methods*