ArticleSurgical endoscopy2023
Less postoperative pain and shorter length of stay after robot-assisted retrorectus hernia repair (rRetrorectus) compared with laparoscopic intraperitoneal onlay mesh repair (IPOM) for small or medium-sized ventral hernias.
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Less Postoperative Pain and Length of Stay After Robotic-assisted Laparoscopic Transabdominal Repair With Retro Rectus Mesh Placement (rTARUP) Compared With Laparoscopic Intraperitoneal Onlay Mesh Repair (IPOM) for Small and Medium-sized Ventral Hernias
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
- Outcomes of intraperitoneal compared to retromuscular mesh placement in ventral incisional hernia repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Pooled it
- Comparative analysis of laparoscopic, retro-muscular, and open mesh repair techniques for ventral and incisional hernias: a comprehensive review and meta-analysis.Updates in surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of Peripheral Nerve Block on Perioperative Recovery following Major Thoracic and Abdominal Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study With Propensity-score Matching.Annals of surgery · 2026Article
- Robotic transabdominal preperitoneal versus laparoscopic intraperitoneal onlay mesh plus repair for small to medium primary ventral hernias: a propensity-matched cohort study.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Article
- Short-term outcomes after robot-assisted retromuscular versus laparoscopic intraperitoneal onlay mesh repair of small-to-medium ventral hernias: a prospective, multicenter, propensity score-matched analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Article
- Ventral Hernia Repair: A Journey from Laparoscopic to Robotic Surgery: Is Cost Efficiency Guaranteed?Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Multicenter observational study comparing robotic retrorectus and open preperitoneal mesh repair for treatment of primary ventral hernias.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Observational
- 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
- 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
- Outcomes comparison of robotic-assisted versus laparoscopic and open surgery for patients undergoing rectal cancer resection with concurrent stoma creation.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Article
- Short-term outcomes after open versus robot-assisted repair of ventral hernias: a nationwide database study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Article
- Abdominal Wall Hernias-State of the Art of Laparoscopic versus Robotic Surgery.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Review
- Robotic Assisted Hernia Repair in Four Nordic Countries - Status and Challenges.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe optimal repair of ventral hernia remains unknown. We aimed to evaluate the results after robotic-assisted laparoscopic transabdominal repair with retrorectus mesh placement (rRetrorectus) compared with laparoscopic intraperitoneal onlay mesh repair (IPOM) for patients with small- or medium-sized ventral hernia.
methodsThis was a retrospective cohort study of consecutive patients undergoing elective rRetrorectus or IPOM repair for small or medium-sized primary ventral or incisional hernias. The primary outcome was the postoperative need for transverse abdominis plane (TAP) block or epidural analgesia, secondary outcomes were length of stay and postoperative complications. All patients were followed for 30 days postoperatively.
resultsA total of 59 patients were included undergoing rRetrorectus (n = 27) and IPOM (n = 32). Patients in the two groups were comparable in terms of age, sex, comorbidities, smoking status, body mass index (BMI), and type of hernia. The median fascial defect area was slightly larger in the rRetrorectus group (9 cm
conclusionsrRetrorectus was associated with reduced postoperative analgesic requirement and shorter length of stay compared with laparoscopic IPOM. Registration Clinicaltrial.gov: NCT05320055.
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