ReviewDer Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen2021
Robotic hernia surgery I. English version : Robotic inguinal hernia repair (r‑TAPP). Video report and results of a series of 302 hernia operations.
Review in Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Single-port versus multi-port laparoscopic and robotic inguinal hernia repair: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Pooled it
- Long-term outcomes of robotic inguinal hernia repair (r-TAPP): a retrospective review of 434 consecutive cases by a single surgeon with 3-8 years of follow-up.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Article
- Robot-assisted groin hernia repair is primarily performed by specialized surgeons: a scoping review.Journal of robotic surgery · 2023Article
- Implementation of robot-assisted groin hernia repair diminishes the prospects of young surgeons' training: a nationwide register-based cohort study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2022Article
- Results of robotic TAPP and conventional laparoscopic TAPP in an outpatient setting: a cohort study in Switzerland.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2022Article
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
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Abstract
The treatment of inguinal hernias with open and minimally invasive procedures has reached a high standard in terms of outcome over the past 30 years. However, there is still need for further improvement, mainly in terms of reduction of postoperative seroma, chronic pain, and recurrence. This video article presents the endoscopic anatomy of the groin with regard to robotic transabdominal preperitoneal patch plasty (r‑TAPP) and illustrates the surgical steps of r‑TAPP with respective video sequences. The results of a cohort study of 302 consecutive hernias operated by r‑TAPP are presented and discussed in light of the added value of the robotic technique, including advantages for surgical training. r‑TAPP is the natural evolution of conventional TAPP and has the potential to become a new standard as equipment availability increases and material costs decrease. Future studies will also have to refine the multifaceted added value of r‑TAPP with new parameters.
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