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ArticleScientific reports2024

Switching from robotic-assisted extended transabdominal preperitoneal (eTAPP) to totally extraperitoneal (eTEP) hernia repair for umbilical and epigastric hernias.

Ramon Pini, Francesco Mongelli, Fabiano Iaquinandi, Paolo Gaffuri, Marco Previsdomini, Agnese Cianfarani, Davide La Regina

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Article in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Umbilical hernia repair by the eTEP, a reproducible and valuable technique.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ramon Pini *Department of Surgery, Bellinzona e Valli Regional Hospital, EOC, Via Gallino 12, 6500, Bellinzona, Switzerland.
Francesco Mongelli *Department of Surgery, Bellinzona e Valli Regional Hospital, EOC, Via Gallino 12, 6500, Bellinzona, Switzerland. francesco.mongelli@mail.com.
Fabiano IaquinandiDepartment of Surgery, Bellinzona e Valli Regional Hospital, EOC, Via Gallino 12, 6500, Bellinzona, Switzerland.
Paolo GaffuriDepartment of Surgery, Bellinzona e Valli Regional Hospital, EOC, Via Gallino 12, 6500, Bellinzona, Switzerland.
Marco PrevisdominiIntensive Care Unit, Bellinzona e Valli Regional Hospital, EOC, 6500, Bellinzona, Switzerland.
Agnese CianfaraniDepartment of Surgery, Bellinzona e Valli Regional Hospital, EOC, Via Gallino 12, 6500, Bellinzona, Switzerland.
Davide La ReginaDepartment of Surgery, Bellinzona e Valli Regional Hospital, EOC, Via Gallino 12, 6500, Bellinzona, Switzerland.
Ospedale Regionale di Bellinzona e Valli · CHUniversità della Svizzera italiana · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Our study aimed to assess the safety and effectiveness of the robotic-assisted extended totally extraperitoneal (eTEP) repair compared to transabdominal preperitoneal (eTAPP) repair with a suprapubic trocar insertion to treat umbilical and epigastric hernias. On a prospectively maintained database, we identified patients who underwent either eTEP or eTAPP for treating umbilical and epigastric hernias. During the study period, 53 patients were included, 32 in the eTEP group and 21 in the eTAPP group. The mean age was 59.0 ± 13.9 years, 45 patients (84.9%) were male, and the mean BMI was 28.0 ± 5.9 kg/m

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Hernia, AbdominalHernia, UmbilicalLaparoscopyRobotic Surgical ProceduresAgedFemaleHerniorrhaphyHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective Studies

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PMID38245577
PMCPMC10799892
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