Telerobotic-assisted laparoscopic colectomy is feasible and warrants further investigations in controlled trials.

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Small bowel obstruction in the post-LRYGBP patient is difficult to diagnose, especially when due to an internal hernia. Most patients present with intermittent abdominal pain and/or nausea. The most frequently used radiologic study is CT scan, which is most accurate when reviewed by the bariatric surgeon preoperatively.

Hypothyroidism appears to improve in the vast majority of morbidly obese patients who undergo LRYGB, except for those whose thyroid disease is autoimmune in nature.