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ArticleJournal of visualized surgery2026

Robotic transabdominal pre-peritoneal repair of a bilateral inguinal hernia: a surgical technique displaying an educational roadmap using Furtado's 5 triangles concept.

Valentin Butnari, Parvathi Nambiar, Ahmer Mansuri, Sayed Haschmat Sarwary, Joseph Huang, Nirooshun Rajendran, Richard Boulton, Matthew Hanson, Sandeep Kaul

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Valentin Butnari *National Bowel Research Centre, The Centre for Neuroscience, Surgery and Trauma, Blizard Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8995-0413
Parvathi Nambiar *Department of Surgery, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK.
Ahmer MansuriDepartment of Surgery, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3441-1185
Sayed Haschmat SarwaryDepartment of Surgery, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK.
Joseph HuangDepartment of Surgery, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8287-7534
Nirooshun RajendranNational Bowel Research Centre, The Centre for Neuroscience, Surgery and Trauma, Blizard Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7218-2120
Richard BoultonDepartment of Surgery, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8143-3639
Matthew HansonDepartment of Surgery, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK.
Sandeep KaulDepartment of Surgery, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK.

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Abstract

Minimally invasive repair of inguinal hernias offers several advantages over the conventional open approach in the context of reduced postoperative pain and faster return to daily activities with a non-inferior recurrence rate. With the increasing adoption of robotic platforms in surgical units worldwide, robotic transabdominal pre-peritoneal (rTAPP) repair has become an increasingly popular option offered to the patients. Successful surgical outcomes for any minimally invasive inguinal hernia depend on thorough understanding of the internal landmarks of myopectineal orifice (MPO). A conceptual framework such as inverted Y or 5 triangles described by Furtado

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groinInguinal herniaroboticsurgical dissectiontransabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP)

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