Reviewing the Interaction Between Cost, Quality, and Outcomes for Safe and Effective Hernia Repair: Which Technique Is Best?

Hernia repair is the most common outpatient procedure performed by general surgeons. Most inguinal hernia repair is performed via an open approach. The laparoscopic approach is still struggling to dominate the field, despite the first attempt to do so almost 4 decades ago.1 This practice is true in all countries, including the US. Despite that, we are seeing an uptick in robotically performed inguinal hernia repair. Intuitive Surgical, Inc, inventors of the da Vinci robot, first applied their robotic technology to humans in 1997; the first inguinal hernia was robotically repaired in 2001.
Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Invited Commentary Source Type: research