The Role of Robotics in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction.

Journal: The Surgical clinics of North America
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Abstract

Robotic abdominal wall reconstruction is becoming an accepted technique to approach complex hernias in a minimally invasive fashion. There remain a deficit of high-quality data to suggest significant clinical benefit but current randomized trials are ongoing. Robotic surgery can be applied to a range of abdominal wall defects safely and with positive outcomes which are at least equivocal to open abdominal wall techniques.

Authors

  • Sara Maskal
    Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
  • Lucas Beffa
    Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. Electronic address: BeffaL@ccf.org.