Background: Despite the advent of innovative surgical platforms and operative techniques, a
definitive indication of the best surgical option for the treatment of unilateral primary inguinal …

Purpose To examine the updated evidence on safety, effectiveness, and outcomes of the
totally extraperitoneal (TEP) versus the laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) …

Background Inguinal hernia has a lifetime incidence of 27% in men and 3% in women.
Surgery is the recommended treatment, but there is no consensus on the best method. Open …

The treatment of periampullary and pancreatic head neoplasms is evolving. While minimally
invasive Pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) has gained worldwide interest, there has been a …

Inguinal hernia repair is one of the most frequently performed surgery. The ideal procedure
for inguinal hernia repair remains controversial. Open Lichtenstein tension-free mesh repair …

Purpose To examine the current evidence on the therapeutic role and outcomes of robotic
Transabdominal Preperitoneal Inguinal hernia repair (rTAPP) to better define its risk–benefit …

Background Groin hernia repair is one of the most common operations performed globally,
with more than 20 million procedures per year. The last guidelines on groin hernia …

Purpose Minimally invasive approach for acute incarcerated groin hernia repair is still
debated. To clarify this debate, a literature review was performed. Methods Search was …

Background Conversion rates during minimally invasive surgery are generally examined in
the limited scope of a particular procedure. However, for a hospital or payor, the cumulative …

Ger and colleagues 1, 2 first introduced laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair in 1990, as a
minimally invasive approach to the classic preperitoneal repair. Robotic inguinal hernia …