ReviewRevista do Colegio Brasileiro de Cirurgioes2021
Robotic TAPP inguinal hernia repair: lessons learned from 97 cases.
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- Efficacy and safety of robot-assisted versus endo-laparoscopic ventral hernia repair: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Clinical outcomes from robotic transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair in patients under and over 70 years old: a single institution retrospective cohort study with a comprehensive systematic review on behalf of TROGSS - The Robotic Global Surgical Society.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2024Pooled it
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- Comparing stapler and sutured mesh fixation techniques for laparoscopic TAPP repair: a study on chronic groin pain on 3-year follow-up.Updates in surgery · 2024Trial
- 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
- Robotic surgery in the interior of Brazil: Is it possible?Revista do Colegio Brasileiro de Cirurgioes · 2026Article
- Role of Robotic Surgery and Artificial Intelligence in the Management of Abdominal Wall Hernias: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2025Review
- Robotic Transabdominal Preperitoneal Inguinal Hernia Repair Is Feasible and Efficient: A Prospective Cohort Study of a Day-Only Protocol From a High-Volume Robotic Surgery Centre Evaluating Short-Term Outcomes.ANZ journal of surgery · 2025Article
- Uterine isthmocele: obstetric outcomes after robotic-assisted laparoscopic repair.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Article
- Senhance versus da Vinci robotic inguinal hernia repair: a multi-center propensity-weighted study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Observational
- Ergonomic strain of robotic-assisted versus laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair (ESRALI)-a crossover trial.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Observational
- Long-term quality of life outcomes following robotic inguinal hernioplasty: a single-centre experience of 100 cases.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Article
- A Simple Procedure for Mesh Suture Fixation in Robotic Inguinal Hernia Repair: A Technical Report.Cureus · 2025Article
- Safety and feasibility of single-incision robotic totally extra-peritoneal repair for inguinal hernia using the da Vinci Xi platform: a single-center prospective pilot study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Article
- From Meshes to Minimally Invasive Techniques: A Comprehensive Review of Modern Hernia Repair Approaches.Cureus · 2024Review
- Clinical application of the dissection of the preperitoneal space without electrocoagulation in laparoscopic transperitoneal inguinal hernia repair throughout of the whole process.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2024Article
- Comparison of short-term outcomes of robotic and laparoscopic transabdominal peritoneal repair for unilateral inguinal hernia: a propensity-score matched analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2023Article
- The feasibility of robotic inguinal henia repair in Korea.Journal of minimally invasive surgery · 2023Article
- Robot-assisted groin hernia repair is primarily performed by specialized surgeons: a scoping review.Journal of robotic surgery · 2023Article
- Initial Experience of Robot-Assisted Transabdominal Preperitoneal (TAPP) Inguinal Hernia Repair by a Single Surgeon in South Korea.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivesminimally invasive inguinal hernia repair has proven advantages over open procedures including less pain and earlier return to normal activity. Robotic surgery adds ergonomics, a three-dimensional high definition camera and articulating instruments overcoming some laparoscopic limitations. We aimed to report the outcomes of the early experience of over 97 robotic inguinal hernia repairs performed by a referred surgical group in Brazil.
methodsa review of a prospective mantined database was conducted in patients submitted to robotic transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) inguinal hernia repairs between March 2016 and February 2020. Descriptive statistics were performed. Surgical outcomes data and patient follow-ups are reported.
resultsretrospective chart review identified 97 patients submitted to robotic TAPP inguinal hernia repair. Mean age was 36.4 years, with median BMI of 26.9 kg/m2. Mean console time was 58 min (range 40-150) and patients were discharged within 24 hours of their stay in a majority of cases. Mesh was placed in all procedures and there were no conversion rates. Complications were low grade and no recurrence was seen after a mean follow-up of 642 days.
conclusionthis study represents to-date the first brazilian case series of robotic TAPP inguinal hernia repair. Our results encourage that robotic assisted TAPP inguinal hernia repair appears to be technically feasible and safe in experienced hands, with good outcomes achieving high health-related quality of life and low recurrence rates in the short and long term.
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