National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital Reports Findings in Hernias (Early outcomes of robotic transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair: a retrospective single-institution study in Korea): Gastroenterology – Hernias

South Korea Daily Report

2023 SEP 28 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at South Korea Daily Report -- New research on Gastroenterology - Hernias is the subject of a report. According to news reporting out of Goyang, South Korea, by NewsRx editors, research stated, “Robotic hernia repair has increased in popularity since the introduction of da Vinci robots (Intuitive Surgical). However, we lack quantitative analyses of its potential benefits.”

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, “Herein, we report our initial experience with robotic transabdominal preperitoneal (R-TAPP) inguinal hernia repair. We retrospectively reviewed the data from patients who underwent R-TAPP inguinal hernia repair with a prosthetic mesh using the da Vinci platform. Data on patient characteristics and surgical outcomes were also collected. Twenty-one patients (including 20 male patients [95.2%]) with a mean age of 54.1 ±16.4 years and body mass index of 23.8 ± 1.9 kg/m underwent R-TAPP inguinal hernia repair. Bilateral hernia repair was performed in two patients (9.5%), and six patients (28.5%) with scrotal hernia underwent R-TAPP hernia repair. A sigmoid colon sliding hernia was present in three patients (14.3%). The mean operation and console times were 91.8 ± 20.4 minutes and 154.5 ± 26.2 minutes, and 61.4 ± 16.9 minutes and 128.0 ± 25.5 minutes for unilateral and bilateral inguinal hernia, respectively. Spermatic vessel injury was identified intraoperatively in one patient. Two minor postoperative complications, postoperative ileus, and wound seroma were reported. The mean duration of hospitalization was 3.8 ± 0.9 days. No recurrence or conversion to open surgery was required. Our findings suggest that R-TAPP inguinal hernia repair is safe and feasible.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “Its cost-effectiveness, optimal procedural steps, and indications for a robotic approach require further investigation.”

This research has been peer-reviewed.

For more information on this research see: Early outcomes of robotic transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair: a retrospective single-institution study in Korea. Journal of Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2023;26(3):128-133.

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Jin Ho Lee, Dept. of Surgery, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, South Korea. Additional authors for this research include Sungwoo Jung and Hyung Soon Lee.