Robotic inguinal hernia repair: is technology taking over? Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Alberto AiolfiM CavalliG MichelettoP G BruniF LombardoC PeraliG BonittaD BonaPublished in: Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery (2019)
Robotic technology has been progressively entering surgical thinking and gradually changing surgical procedures. Based on the results of the present study, the rTAPP seems feasible, safe, and effective in the short term for patients with unilateral and bilateral inguinal hernias. Further prospective studies and randomized controlled trials are needed to validate these findings.