@article{2988216,
    title = "Robotic vs. Laparoscopic Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis",
    author = "Economopoulos, K.P. and Theocharidis, V. and McKenzie, T.J. and Sergentanis, T.N. and Psaltopoulou, T.",
    journal = "Obesity Surgery",
    year = "2015",
    volume = "25",
    number = "11",
    pages = "2180-2189",
    publisher = "Springer New York LLC",
    issn = "0960-8923, 1708-0428",
    doi = "10.1007/s11695-015-1870-9",
    keywords = "abdominal pain;  anastomosis leakage;  human;  intestine obstruction;  laparoscopic surgery;  length of stay;  meta analysis;  operation duration;  priority journal;  reoperation;  Review;  robot assisted surgery;  Roux Y anastomosis;  systematic review;  treatment outcome;  comparative study;  laparoscopy;  obesity;  procedures;  robotic surgical procedure;  stomach bypass, Gastric Bypass;  Humans;  Laparoscopy;  Obesity;  Robotic Surgical Procedures",
    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. © 2015, Springer Science+Business Media New York."
}