ArticleHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2022
A comparison of outcomes between class-II and class-III obese patients undergoing robotic ventral hernia repair: a multicenter study.
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- The emerging role of robotics in plastic and reconstructive surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of robotic surgery · 2024Pooled it
- Impact of body mass index on outcomes after robotic transversus abdominis release in patients without obesity, with class I obesity, and with class II obesity: a multicenter study.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Robot ventral hernia repair in class II-IV obesity: early and mid-term results.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundMorbid obesity has been considered a contraindication to ventral hernia repair (VHR) in the past. However, the relationship between a greater body mass index (BMI) and adverse outcomes has yet to be established in the minimally invasive sphere, particularly with robotics, which may offer an effective surgical option in these high-risk patients. We sought to investigate this relationship by comparing the outcomes of class-II (BMI: 35-39.9 kg/m
methodsData were analyzed from two centers and six surgeons who performed RVHR between 2013 and 2020. Patients with a BMI > 35 kg/m
resultsFrom an initial cohort of 815 patients, 228 patients with a mean BMI of 39.7 kg/m
conclusionThis multicenter study showed no difference in outcomes after RVHR between matched class-II and class-III obese patients.
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