Robotic versus laparoscopic ventral hernia repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials and propensity score matched studies.

Ramkumar MohanMarcus YeowJoel Yat Seng WongNicholas SynSujith WijerathneDavide Lomanto

Published in: Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery (2021)

Overall, rVHR is comparable to lapVHR with longer operative times but less open conversion. It is, therefore, important to have proper patient selection to maximise the utility of rVHR.

Keyphrases

robot assisted
minimally invasive
case report
spinal cord
case control
prefrontal cortex
spinal cord injury