ArticleSurgical endoscopy2022
Enhanced-view totally extraperitoneal (eTEP) approach for the treatment of abdominal wall hernias: mid-term results.
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- IPOM versus eTEP as minimally invasive approaches for ventral/incisional hernias: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Short-term outcomes of minimally invasive techniques in posterior component separation for ventral hernia repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Pooled it
- Beyond acronyms: a domain-based structural analysis of abdominal wall hernia repair techniques in the contemporary literature.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Predictors of Postoperative Complications After Retromuscular Incisional Hernia Repair: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Effect of mesh plane on short-term surgical and functional outcomes in ventral hernia repair with associated rectus diastasis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- Pain and quality of life outcomes following robotic and laparoscopic repair of small-mid sized ventral hernias: insights from the aspire india study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- How Reproducible Are Abdominal Wall Surgical Techniques? A Methodological Assessment of Technical Reporting in the Contemporary Literature.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2026Article
- Extended-view totally extraperitoneal repair for ventral hernias: a retrospective analysis of perioperative outcomes and the role of ASA score.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2025Article
- Abdominoplasty and rectus diastasis repair-a plastic surgeon's perspective.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Review
- The learning curve of laparoscopic enhanced-view totally extraperitoneal rives stoppa (eTEP-RS) for ventral hernia repair: A cumulative sum (CUSUM) analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Article
- Comparing robotic ventral transabdominal preperitoneal repair (rvTAPP) and laparoscopic enhanced view totally extraperitoneal repair (eTEP): a multicentre observational study.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Observational
- A Retrospective Study Comparing the Operative Outcomes of Extraperitoneal, Retrorectus Access Laparoscopic and Robotic-Assisted Ventral Hernia Repairs.World journal of surgery · 2025Article
- Totally Extraperitoneal Approach With Preperitoneal Repair for the Treatment of Midline Hernia Defects: A Case Series and Single-Center Experience.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2025Article
- Robotic-assisted endoscopic onlay repair (R-ENDOR) for concomitant ventral hernias and diastasis recti: initial results and surgical technique.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Article
- Robotic transversus abdominis release using HUGO RAS system: our initial experience.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Article
- Robot-Assisted Extraperitoneal Ventral Hernia Repair-Experience From the First 160 Consecutive Operations With Lateral eTEP and eTAR Techniques.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2024Article
- Comparative analysis of the efficacy and functionality of abdominoplasty versus minimally invasive techniques in the surgical treatment of diastasis rectus abdominis in postpartum women.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Review
- Pitfalls and complications of enhanced-view totally extraperitoneal approach to abdominal wall reconstruction.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Review
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- eTEP-RS for incisional hernias in a non-robotic center. Is laparoscopy enough to perform a durable MIS repair of the abdominal wall defect?Surgical endoscopy · 2023Article
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Abstract
introductionMultiple minimally invasive techniques have been described for ventral hernia repair. The recently described enhanced view totally extraperitoneal (eTEP) ventral hernia repair seems an appealing option since it allows to address midline and lateral hernias, placing the mesh in the retromuscular position without the use of traumatic fixation.
aimTo report on the mid-term result of a series of patients with ventral hernias repaired by the eTEP approach.
methodsA retrospective analysis of our case series between June 2017 and December 2019. Demographic and clinical data were gathered. Hernia characteristics, surgical details, hernia recurrences, and complications are reported.
results66 patients were included in the study. Median follow-up was 22 months (interquartile range 12-26). 60% of patients were male. Mean age, BMI, % of Type-2 diabetes and % of smoking were 59 ± 12 years, 30 kg/m
conclusioneTEP is a promising approach to treat midline hernias and allows the simultaneous treatment of lateral and inguinal defects, keeping the mesh in the retromuscular position. However, comparative studies must be performed to know its real benefit in laparoscopic ventral hernia repair.
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