ArticleHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2023
From transabdominal to totally extra-peritoneal robotic ventral hernia repair: observations and outcomes.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- Network meta-analysis of robotic ventral and incisional hernia repair techniques: intraperitoneal, preperitoneal, retromuscular, and sublay approaches.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Intraoperative complications of robotic-assisted extended totally extraperitoneal (eTEP) ventral hernia retromuscular repairs with mesh: a systematic literature review and narrative synthesis.Journal of robotic surgery · 2024Pooled it
- Comparison of Robot-assisted Enhanced-view Totally Extraperitoneal (eTEP) and Transabdominal Retromuscular (TARM aka TARUP) Ventral Hernia Mesh Repair: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2025Review
- Robotic trans-abdominal retromuscular hernia repair for medium-sized midline hernias: midterm outcomes and surgical site occurrence (SSO) analysis in 120 patients.Journal of robotic surgery · 2024Article
- Early outcomes of robotic modified retromuscular Sugarbaker technique for end colostomy parastomal hernia repair.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Article
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Abstract
purposeWhile robotic-assisted hernia repair has increased the popularity of minimally invasive hernia surgery, selecting between the types of approaches is a challenge for both experts and novices alike. In this study, we compared a single surgeon's early experience transitioning from transabdominal hernia repair with sublay mesh in either the pre-peritoneal or retrorectus space (TA-SM) and enhanced-view totally extra-peritoneal (eTEP) ventral hernia repair in the peri-operative and long-term post-operative time periods.
methodsWe conducted a retrospective review of 50 eTEP and 108 TA-SM procedures to collect demographics, intraoperative details, and 30-day and 1-year post-operative outcomes. Statistical analysis was performed utilizing Chi-square analysis, Fisher's test, and two sample t-tests with equal variances.
resultsThere were no significant differences in patient demographics or comorbidities. eTEP patients had larger defects (109.1 cm
conclusionThe eTEP approach can be adopted safely and efficiently, and may have superior peri-operative outcomes including fewer conversions and reduced hospital stay.
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