Robotic-Assisted Surgery

Surgical Procedures

Gastric Bypass

Obesity is a serious medical condition affecting more than a quarter of the U.S. population. It is the second leading cause of premature death in the U.S. This is because obesity is a progressive disease that often contributes to the development of other serious health problems, such as diabetes, heart disease, elevated lipids, sleep apnea, arthritis and even cancer. Your risk for developing these conditions decreases as you lose weight.

Treatment of obesity may focus on related heath problems as much as on weight loss. Your physician can advise you on your various treatment options. One very effective and increasingly common surgical approach to weight loss is Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery. Gastric bypass reduces the size of the stomach using surgical stapling. This step restricts the volume of food that can be consumed at one time. The procedure also bypasses a section of the small intestine, reducing the body's ability to absorb calories.
  

If your physician recommends surgery to control your weight, you may be a candidate for a new, less-invasive surgical procedure call the da Vinci Gastric Bypass. This procedure uses a state-of-the-art surgical system designed to help your surgeon see vital anatomical structures more clearly and to perform a more precise surgical procedure.

For most patients, the da Vinci Gastric Bypass can offer numerous potential benefits over open-abdominal surgery, including:

• Shorter hospital stay
• Less pain and scarring
• Less risk of infection
• Less blood loss and fewer transfusions
• Faster recovery
• Quicker return to normal activities

As with any surgery, these benefits cannot be guaranteed, as surgery is both patient- and procedure-specific.