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Home / Publications / Pain Research Forum / Papers of the Week / Robotic inguinal hernia repair: is the new Da Vinci single port platform providing any benefit?

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2022 Oct 25


Surg Endosc


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36282359?dopt=Abstract

Robotic inguinal hernia repair: is the new Da Vinci single port platform providing any benefit?

Authors

Robotic inguinal hernia repair: is the new Da Vinci single port platform providing any benefit?
Dreifuss NH, Chang B, Schlottmann F, Cubisino A, Mangano A, Masrur MA, Bianco FM
Surg Endosc. 2022 Oct 25.
PMID: 36282359.

Abstract

The utilization of the robot for inguinal hernia repairs has increased in the past years. The new Da Vinci Single Port (SP) system provides the benefits of single-incision procedures and might overcome the technical difficulties of previous single-incision techniques. The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and feasibility of the SP transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair (SP-TAPP) and compare its outcomes to the robotic multiport technique (MP-TAPP).
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