ArticleHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2025
Lateral-dock single-port robotic-assisted extended totally extraperitoneal plasty (eTEP)-Sublay-Herniotomy-Procedure- presentation of a novel technique for robotic-assisted ventral hernia surgery (with video).
Article in Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Enhanced view/extended totally extraperitoneal plasty (eTEP) Rives-Stoppa repair versus open Rives-Stoppa repair: a single-center retrospective propensity score-matched cohort study.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Evaluation of single-port robotic initial treatment of hernias (ESPRITH study): an initial case series following the IDEAL framework.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Da Vinci Single-Port Robotic Surgery in Europe: Where Do We Stand? A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
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Abstract
introductionRobotic-assisted minimally-invasive extended totally extraperitoneal plasty (eTEP)-sublay-herniotomy is one of the most promising novel techniques for the management of ventral hernia. While several techniques for multiport-robotic-assisted eTEP have been described, only very few reports on suprapubic single-port robotic-assisted eTEP-techniques have been published. The technical limitations of this access leave room for further technical development using single-port-robotic systems.
methodsWe give a detailed description of our novel lateral-dock single-port robotic-assisted eTEP-procedure (Freiburg approach, FReTEP). Feasibility of the access was demonstrated within a human cadaveric procedure, and two consecutive patients were treated using the FReTEP-procedure.
resultsTwo consecutive patients were successfully treated without postoperative complications and without early hernia recurrence using the FReTEP-procedure.
conclusionThe FReTEP-procedure is a promising novel technique for single-port-robotic-assisted ventral hernia repair. Further studies are needed to evaluate the novel procedure.
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