Presented by Shirin Towfigh at the PG Course: Robotic Hernia Surgery – What can Robotics add to my Hernia Armamentarium? held during the 2017 SAGES Annual Meeting in Houston, TX on Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Keyword(s): 2-0 Prolene CT-2, abdomen, access, anterior superior iliac spine, barbed suture, bariatric trocar, bilateral inguinal hernia repair, bowel, burping, butler, cannula, chin, clinical trial grants, Coopers ligament, cost, docking, eggcrate, epigastric vessels, ET tube, face, femoral space, fenestraed bipolar, fixation, genitals, glue, hernia armamentarium, hernia defect, incisional hernia, instruments, intestinal injury, Intuitive, laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair, laparoscopic repair, lateral approach, low lithotomy, mayo stand, medial, mesh, needle holder, nose, optical trocar, padding, pain, peritoneum, positioning, pubis, rectus muscle, robotic hernia surgery, robotic inguinal hernia repair, robotic repair, robotics, Safe-T-Secure, safety, scissors, scrotum, scrub tech, shareholder, Si robot, spermatic cord, supine, sutures, tack, tacking, TAPP, TEP, tips & tricks, trechnique, trendelenburg, trocar, umbilicus, urologist, V-loc suture, Veress needle, Xi robot
Key to a successful robotic inguinal hernia repair–33 sec
Positioning–57 sec
Safety–1:53
Trendelenburg–3:03
Access–4:47
Assistant’s port–5:40
Instruments–6:33
Mesh placement–8:03
Closing peritoneum–9:25
Technical problems–10:22