SynthesisSurgical endoscopy2024
Robotic surgery for inguinal and ventral hernia repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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38 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 51 citations in OpenAlex.
- Robotic versus laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Pooled it
- Robotic vs. laparoscopic TAPP: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials on short-term outcomes.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Robotic versus laparoscopic intraperitoneal onlay mesh (IPOM) repair for ventral hernia: a GRADE-assessed systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials on operative time, postoperative complications, and 12-24-month recurrence.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Pooled it
- First United States experience of robotic-assisted minimally invasive inguinal hernia repair using the Dexter surgical system.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Interhospital transfer and outcomes after robotic emergency general surgery: a national analysis.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- Operative Efficiency and Short-Term Outcomes of Robotic Transabdominal Preperitoneal Inguinal Hernia Repair: A Prospective Single-Surgeon Cohort Study.ANZ journal of surgery · 2026Article
- The effect of surgical approach on opioid prescription rates for outpatient ventral hernia repair.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- Robotic vs. laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair in patients with chronic kidney disease: a propensity score-matched analysis.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- Surgeon practice variation drives disposable supply cost in inguinal hernia repair: a real-world health system analysis (2017-2025).Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Longitudinal assessment of recurrence after open versus laparoscopic versus robotic inguinal hernia repair in 272,475 patients.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Mapping the global landscape of robot-assisted hernia surgery research: a bibliometric analysis.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
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- Mapping the scientific landscape of robotic hernia repair: a bibliometric and topic modeling analysis of thematic transitions.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- Smoking cessation and weight loss before ventral hernia repair - can we really justify this? A single center cohort study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- Comparative outcomes of Toumai robotic and laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair in a retrospective cohort.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Do likes reflect quality? Engagement metrics and information reliability of robotic surgery short videos.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- Robotic transabdominal pre-peritoneal repair of a bilateral inguinal hernia: a surgical technique displaying an educational roadmap using Furtado's 5 triangles concept.Journal of visualized surgery · 2026Article
- Metachronous reoperation for recurrent and non-recurrent inguinal hernia after primary unilateral inguinal hernia repair: propensity score matched analysis of large US claims database.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Article
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- Robotic Transabdominal Preperitoneal Inguinal Hernia Repair Is Feasible and Efficient: A Prospective Cohort Study of a Day-Only Protocol From a High-Volume Robotic Surgery Centre Evaluating Short-Term Outcomes.ANZ journal of surgery · 2025Article
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17 authors at 14 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundThis systematic review and meta-analysis assessed the effectiveness of robotic surgery compared to laparoscopy or open surgery for inguinal (IHR) and ventral (VHR) hernia repair.
methodsPubMed and EMBASE were searched up to July 2022. Meta-analyses were performed for postoperative complications, surgical site infections (SSI), seroma/hematoma, hernia recurrence, operating time (OT), intraoperative blood loss, intraoperative bowel injury, conversion to open surgery, length of stay (LOS), mortality, reoperation rate, readmission rate, use of opioids, time to return to work and time to return to normal activities.
resultsOverall, 64 studies were selected and 58 were used for pooled data analyses: 35 studies (227 242 patients) deal with IHR and 32 (158 384 patients) with VHR. Robotic IHR was associated with lower hernia recurrence (OR 0.54; 95%CI 0.29, 0.99; I
conclusionThese results support robotic surgery as a safe, effective, and viable alternative for IHR and VHR as it can brings several intraoperative and postoperative advantages over laparoscopy and open surgery.
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