Category Archives: Laparoscopic Surgery

Do We Reinforce a Sleeve or Bypass Staple Line?

April 6, 2023

When you watch an online seminar and first come in for a consultation, having decided that bariatric surgery may be the right option, you will undoubtedly hear about the potential risk of a staple line leak. This can be a severe complication after a stapled bariatric surgery like the gastric […]

Comparing Robotic vs Traditional Laparoscopy – Dr. Tsuda’s Perspective

October 4, 2019

I began performing robotic-assisted surgical procedures about six years ago. I was initially very skeptical of the robot. Since I was fellowship-trained in minimally invasive surgery, which at that time was primarily laparoscopic surgery, I was very confident in my skill set and the advantages that laparoscopy offered the patient. […]