Successful Robotic Transabdominal Preperitoneal Approach for Recurrence of Anterior Mesh Plug Inguinal Hernia Repair: A Case Report.

Masatsugu S Ishii, Toshikatsu Nitta, Yasuhiko Ueda, Akitada Sada, Ryuutarou Kubo, Atsuhiro Komiya, Takashi Ishibashi

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Article in Cureus, 2026. 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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Standard TAPP with flat mesh versus TAPP with flat mesh plus mesh plug for inguinal hernia repair: a preliminary single-center randomized experience.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2026
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Masatsugu S IshiiDivision of Surgery, Gastroenterological Center, Shiroyama Hospital, Habikino, JPN.

Toshikatsu NittaDivision of Surgery, Gastroenterological Center, Shiroyama Hospital, Habikino, JPN.

Yasuhiko UedaDepartment of General and Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University Hospital, Takatsuki, JPN.

Akitada SadaDivision of Surgery, Gastroenterological Center, Shiroyama Hospital, Habikino, JPN.

Ryuutarou KuboDivision of Surgery, Gastroenterological Center, Shiroyama Hospital, Habikino, JPN.

Atsuhiro KomiyaDivision of Surgery, Gastroenterological Center, Shiroyama Hospital, Habikino, JPN.

Takashi IshibashiDivision of Surgery, Gastroenterological Center, Shiroyama Hospital, Habikino, JPN.

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Abstract

Recurrent inguinal hernia after mesh plug repair remains technically challenging, particularly due to distorted anatomy and fibrosis. Robotic surgery may offer advantages in such complex reoperative cases. An 87-year-old male presented with recurrent right inguinal hernia 20 years after anterior mesh plug repair. Computed tomography demonstrated recurrent herniation with fibrotic tissue involvement. Robotic transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) repair using the da Vinci Xi system (Intuitive Surgical, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA) was successfully performed. The postoperative course was uneventful, and no recurrence was observed during nine months of follow-up. This case demonstrates that robotic TAPP repair is a feasible and safe option for recurrent inguinal hernia following anterior mesh plug repair.

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inguinal herniamesh plugrecurrencerobotsurgerytransabdominal preperitoneal

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PMID41658622

DOI10.7759/cureus.100971

PMCPMC12877717

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