Operative Efficiency and Short‐Term Outcomes of Robotic Transabdominal Preperitoneal Inguinal Hernia Repair: A Prospective Single‐Surgeon Cohort Study
Yusef Hafez, Aleksandar Strkalj, Joseph Do Woong Choi, Mark Bukofzer, Stephen Pillinger, Christos Apostolou · 2026
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Yusef Hafez and colleagues evaluated robotic transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair by a single surgeon past the initial learning curve. Eighty-nine patients underwent 119 repairs between August 2023 and October 2025, with pain, complications, and readmissions tracked by structured phone follow-up on days one, seven, and twenty-eight. Robotic repair promises better ergonomics and visualization than laparoscopic surgery, but operative time and cost remain concerns.
Median console time was 21 minutes, total operative time 38 minutes, and theatre time 68 minutes, all falling over the study period. Most patients went home the same day, pain fell from a median of four on day one to zero by day twenty-eight, and only low-grade complications occurred at 4.5 percent. No severe complications or recurrences appeared during follow-up.
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| CREATOR | Yusef Hafez, Aleksandar Strkalj, Joseph Do Woong Choi, Mark Bukofzer, Stephen Pillinger, Christos Apostolou |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 28 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |