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ArticleHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2022

Quality of life and surgical outcomes of robotic retromuscular ventral hernia repair using a new hybrid mesh reinforcement.

Omar Yusef Kudsi, Georges Kaoukabani, Naseem Bou-Ayash, Kelly Vallar, Alexandra Chudner, Sara LaGrange, Fahri Gokcal

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Article in Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Costing methodologies in robotic ventral hernia repair: a scoping review.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Omar Yusef KudsiGood Samaritan Medical Center, One Pearl Street, Brockton, MA, 02301, USA. omar.kudsi@tufts.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6723-0909
Georges KaoukabaniGood Samaritan Medical Center, One Pearl Street, Brockton, MA, 02301, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1626-3126
Naseem Bou-AyashTufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1102-9170
Kelly VallarGood Samaritan Medical Center, One Pearl Street, Brockton, MA, 02301, USA.
Alexandra ChudnerGood Samaritan Medical Center, One Pearl Street, Brockton, MA, 02301, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2297-9710
Sara LaGrangeGood Samaritan Medical Center, One Pearl Street, Brockton, MA, 02301, USA.
Fahri GokcalGood Samaritan Medical Center, One Pearl Street, Brockton, MA, 02301, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0832-7991
Good Samaritan Medical Center · USTufts University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe purpose of this study is to prospectively evaluate surgical and quality of life (QoL) outcomes of robotic retromuscular ventral hernia repair (rRMVHR) using a new hybrid mesh in high-risk patients.

methodsData was prospectively collected for patients classified as high-risk based on the modified ventral hernia working group (VHWG) grading system, who underwent rRMVHR using Synecor™ Pre hybrid mesh in a single center, between 2019 and 2020. Pre-, intra- and postoperative variables including hernia recurrence, surgical site events (SSE), hernia-specific quality of life (QoL), and financial costs were analyzed. QoL assessments were obtained from preoperative and postoperative patient visits. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was performed to analyze the estimated recurrence-free time.

resultsFifty-two high-risk patients, with a mean (±SD) age of 58.6 ± 13.7 years and BMI of 36.9 ± 6.6 kg/m

conclusionOur study showed favorable early and mid-term outcomes, in addition to significant improvements in QoL, after rRMVHR using Synecor™ hybrid mesh in high-risk patients.

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Hernia, VentralIncisional HerniaRobotic Surgical ProceduresAdultAgedHerniorrhaphyHumansMiddle AgedQuality of LifeRecurrenceSurgical MeshTreatment OutcomeHerniaHybrid meshRetromuscularRoboticsSynecor™ Pre

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