%0 Journal Article %T Experi¨ºncia brasileira inicial em cirurgia da obesidade rob£¿ - assistida %A Abdalla %A Ricardo Zugaib %A Garcia %A Rodrigo Biscuola %A Luca %A Claudio Renato Penteado de %A Costa %A Rafael Izar Domingues da %A Cozer %A Claudia de Oliveira %J ABCD. Arquivos Brasileiros de Cirurgia Digestiva (S£¿o Paulo) %D 2012 %I Col¨¦gio Brasileiro de Cirurgia Digestiva %R 10.1590/S0102-67202012000100008 %X background: minimally invasive techniques were associated with bariatric surgery, leading to a decrease in aggression to the organs and systems. robotic surgery is a new possibility within the concept of minimal invasion. aim: to evaluate the initial experience of robotic surgery for obesity. methods: twenty seven patients were operated in the same hospital, by the same team with the same surgical system, da vinci s. results: were performed six gastric band placement , five sleeve gastrectomies and 16 gastric bypasses. there was one major complication and no death in this series. conclusions: the robotic surgery for obesity surgery was safe during the initial experience. %K obesity [surgery] %K robotics %K surgical procedures %K minimally invasive. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0102-67202012000100008&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en