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You are here: Home / Abstracts / ROBOTIC-ASSISTED TRANSABDOMINAL PREPERITONEAL INGUINAL HERNIORRHAPHY: A SINGLE-CENTER EXPERIENCE INCLUDING PERIOPERATIVE MORBIDITY AND SHORT-TERM OUTCOMES

ROBOTIC-ASSISTED TRANSABDOMINAL PREPERITONEAL INGUINAL HERNIORRHAPHY: A SINGLE-CENTER EXPERIENCE INCLUDING PERIOPERATIVE MORBIDITY AND SHORT-TERM OUTCOMES

Jessica Gonzalez Hernandez, MD1, Purvi Prajapati, BS2, Gerald Ogola, PhD2, Ryan D Burkart, MD3, Lam D Le, MD3. 1UT Southwestern Medical Center, 2Baylor Scott and White Medical Center, 3Baylor University Medical Center

Introduction: The aim of this study was to report the perioperative morbidity and short-term outcomes of a case series of robotic-assisted laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) inguinal hernia repairs.

Methods and Procedures: A retrospective review (January through December 2015) of 104 patients who underwent either unilateral or bilateral robotic-assisted laparoscopic TAPP inguinal herniorrhaphy by two attending surgeons was performed. Patient demographics, perioperative morbidity, operative time, and follow-up data were analyzed.

Results: Patient demographics are summarized in Table 1. Mean operative times for unilateral and bilateral inguinal herniorrhaphy were 87.5±20.8 and 129.0±37.6 minutes, respectively. Mean robot console times for unilateral and bilateral inguinal herniorrhaphy were 70.0±25.1 and 113.0±39.8 minutes, respectively. Postoperative complications included urinary retention (6.7%), conversion to open repair (1%), and delayed reoperation (1.9%). No major bleeding, surgical site infection (SSI), or mortality was observed. At first follow-up visit (19±6 days), symptoms/signs included groin/scrotal swelling (8%), seroma (7%), groin pain (3%), burning (3%), numbness (1%), and persistent urinary retention (1%). 12% of patients required a second follow-up visit. Two patients underwent reoperation for suspected recurrence but instead a cord lipoma was found without a hernia defect.

Conclusions: Robotic-assisted TAPP inguinal herniorrhaphy can be performed with operative times and short-term outcomes similar to those published for open technique. The robotic-assisted TAPP inguinal herniorrhaphy is a safe and an efficient minimally invasive surgical option with lower SSI risk and better cosmetic results.

 

Table 1. Patient Demographics and Intraoperative Data 

Parameters

Unilateral

(n=51) 

Bilateral

(n=53) 

Overall

(n=104) 

Age, years

54±15 

54±14 

54±14 

Male, % 

94.1 

98.1 

96.2

Body mass index, kg/m2 

29.5±4.9 

27.3±4.5

28.4±4.8 

Previous abdominal surgery, % 

23.5 

32.1 

27.9

Recurrent inguinal hernia, % 

1.9 

13.7 

7.7

Operative time, min 

87.5±20.8 

129.0±37.6 

109.1±37.0 

Console time, min 

70.0±25.1

113.0±39.8 

91.0±39.4

 

 


Presented at the SAGES 2017 Annual Meeting in Houston, TX.

Abstract ID: 86544

Program Number: P779

Presentation Session: iPoster Session (Non CME)

Presentation Type: Poster

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