Robotic Approach to Outpatient Inguinal Hernia Repair

Robotics offers improved ergonomics, visualization, instrument articulation, and tremor filtration. Disadvantages include startup cost and system breakdown. Surgeon education notwithstanding, we hypothesize that robotic inguinal hernia repair carries minimal advantages over the laparoscopic or open approach.

Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - May 3, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Haroon Janjua, Evelena Cousin-Peterson, Tara M. Barry, Marissa C. Kuo, Marshall S. Baker, Paul C. Kuo Tags: Western Surgical Association Article Source Type: research