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ArticleCureus2025

From Concept to Clinical Practice: Interhospital Robotic Telesurgery Using the SSI Mantra 3 Surgical Robotic System for Transabdominal Preperitoneal Repair of a Left Inguinal Hernia.

Parimuthukumar Rajappa, Subbiah Tirunelveli Sivagnanam, Prashanth Krishna Gopalaswamy, Sabari Girieasen M, Selvaraja Venkatachalam, Shobana Mohandoss, Suprajha K Sri Sridar

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors.

Parimuthukumar RajappaInstitute of Robotic Surgery, Prashanth Hospitals, Chennai, IND.
Subbiah Tirunelveli SivagnanamInstitute of Robotic Surgery, Prashanth Hospitals, Chennai, IND.
Prashanth Krishna GopalaswamyInstitute of Robotic Surgery, Prashanth Hospitals, Chennai, IND.
Sabari Girieasen MGeneral Surgery, Madras Medical College, Chennai, IND.
Selvaraja VenkatachalamGeneral Surgery, Dharan Multispeciality Hospital, Salem, IND.
Shobana MohandossInstitute of Robotic Surgery, Prashanth Hospitals, Chennai, IND.
Suprajha K Sri SridarInstitute of Robotic Surgery, Prashanth Hospitals, Chennai, IND.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to demonstrate and analyze the feasibility of interhospital robotic telesurgery in India using wireless networks. On August 8, 2025, a robotic telesurgery was performed between two cities in India, Chennai and Salem, using a dual-console setup of the SSI Mantra 3 robotic system (Sudhir Srivastava Innovations Pvt. Ltd., R&D HQ, Haryana, India). The robotic surgeon command center was placed in Salem, and the patient with the robotic arm cart was in Chennai. The robotic arms were docked, and a robotic transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) repair of the left inguinal hernia was performed via telesurgery using the SSI Mantra 3 robotic platform via a secure fiber network. The patient had an uneventful postoperative period and was discharged on postoperative day 1. This case illustrates how telesurgery can serve as a powerful tool in democratizing access to surgical expertise by eliminating the need for both patient and surgeon travel. In nations where disparities in access to advanced surgical facilities remain a challenge, the ability to deliver high-quality surgical care remotely represents a transformative step toward inclusive healthcare delivery.

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inguinal hernia repairinguinal hernia surgeryremote surgeryrobotic-assisted surgeryrobotic hernia surgeryrobotic inguinal hernia repairrobotic inguinal hernia surgeryrobotic surgeryrobotic telesurgerytelesurgery

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PMCPMC12798827

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