Incisional hernia after robotic single-site cholecystectomy: a pilot study.
Alexandre BalaphasN C BuchsS P NaikenM E HagenA ZawodnikM K JungG VarnayL H BühlerP MorelPublished in: Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery (2017)
This preliminary study suggests that a clinically significant rate of incisional hernias can occur after R-LESS-C. Larger studies comparing R-LESS-C to alternative methods with long-term follow-up are necessary.