Less postoperative pain and shorter length of stay after robot-assisted retrorectus hernia repair (rRetrorectus) compared with laparoscopic intraperitoneal onlay mesh repair (IPOM) for small or medium-sized ventral hernias.

Journal: Surgical endoscopy
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The optimal repair of ventral hernia remains unknown. We aimed to evaluate the results after robotic-assisted laparoscopic transabdominal repair with retrorectus mesh placement (rRetrorectus) compared with laparoscopic intraperitoneal onlay mesh repair (IPOM) for patients with small- or medium-sized ventral hernia.

Authors

  • Mette W Christoffersen
    Digestive Disease Center, Bispebjerg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Bispebjerg Bakke 23, 2400, Copenhagen NV, Denmark. mette.willaume@gmail.com.
  • Lars N Jørgensen
    Digestive Disease Center, Bispebjerg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Bispebjerg Bakke 23, 2400, Copenhagen NV, Denmark.
  • Kristian K Jensen
    Digestive Disease Center, Bispebjerg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Bispebjerg Bakke 23, 2400, Copenhagen NV, Denmark.