Robotic assistance in ventral hernia repair may decrease the incidence of hernia recurrence

Conclusions: The results of this study suggest that robotic surgery maintains some of the advantages of laparoscopic surgery and may also provide the additional advantage of recurrence rate reduction. This may be explained by the ability to perform a more complex hernia repair with robotic assistance secondary to the ease of closure of the fascial defect. More research is needed to validate this finding.

Source: Journal of Minimal Access Surgery - September 16, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Mitchell Andrew Goettman Margaret Lynn Riccardi Lucky Vang Moe S Dughayli Chadi H Faraj Source Type: research