ArticleBJS open2022
Open versus robotic-assisted laparoscopic posterior component separation in complex abdominal wall repair.
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- Open versus robotic transversus abdominis release for ventral hernia repair: an updated systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Pooled it
- Robotic surgery for inguinal and ventral hernia repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Pooled it
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- Favorable one-year outcomes despite residual fascial tension after ventral hernia repair with transversus abdominis release.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- Standardized porcine robotic transversus abdominis release training: the SPORT model.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
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- Robot ventral hernia repair in class II-IV obesity: early and mid-term results.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Article
- Robotic versus open ventral hernia repair (ROVHR): a randomized controlled trial protocol.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Article
- The Clinical Impact of the Introduction of a Robot-Assisted Program in a Specialized Hernia Center: A Propensity Score Matched Cohort Study on Short-Term Outcomes.World journal of surgery · 2025Article
- Long-term patient reported outcomes after robotic, laparoscopic, and open ventral hernia repair.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
- Laparoscopic Versus Robotic Ventral Hernia Repair - An ACHQC Database 5-Year Analysis.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2025Article
- Outcomes During the Learning Curve and Feasibility of Implementing the European Hernia Society Recommendation Guidelines for Robotic Abdominal Wall Surgery Within a UK Centre.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2025Article
- Procedural Costs of Robot-Assisted and Laparoscopic Ventral and Incisional Hernia Repair. A Propensity-Score Matched Nationwide Database Study.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2025Article
- [Roboticassisted incisional hernia surgery-Retromuscular techniques].Chirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2024Review
- Robotic Platform: What It Does and Does Not Offer in Hernia Surgery.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2024Article
- Comparing Open and Robotic Unilateral Transversus Abdominis Release in Incisional Hernias With a Lateral Component: A Single Center Retrospective Study.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2024Article
- Robotic Assisted Hernia Repair in Four Nordic Countries - Status and Challenges.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2024Article
- Description of the Current Da VinciJournal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundTransversus abdominis release (TAR) is a surgical technique used in the treatment of complex ventral hernias. The aim of this study was to compare outcomes of open (oTAR) versus robotic-assisted (rTAR) posterior component separation by TAR.
methodsConsecutive patients at two European hernia centres who underwent bilateral TAR were included. The primary endpoint was the duration of postoperative hospital stay.
resultsData from 90 rTAR and 79 oTAR operations were evaluated. Patient demographics were similar between groups in terms of age, sex, BMI, and co-morbidities. There were more smokers, and hernias were larger in the oTAR group (width 8.7 cm versus 10.0 cm; P = 0.031, length 11.6 cm versus 14.1 cm; P = 0.005). Duration of postoperative hospital stay was significantly shorter in the rTAR group (3.4 days versus 6.9 days; P < 0.001). Short-term serious complications (Clavien-Dindo grade III and above) were more frequent (20.3 per cent versus 7.8 per cent; P = 0.018), and there were more surgical site infections (12.7 per cent versus 3.3 per cent; P = 0.010) in the oTAR group. During a median follow-up of 19 months in the rTAR group and 43 months in the oTAR group, reoperation (4.4 per cent versus 8.9 per cent; P = 0.245), and recurrence rates (5.6 per cent versus 5.1 per cent; P > 0.009) were similar.
conclusionPatients with ventral incisional hernias who undergo bilateral rTAR had significantly shorter postoperative hospital stays and fewer short-term complications compared with patients undergoing bilateral oTAR.
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