Omar Yusef Kudsi1, Justin C McCarty2, Nivedh Paluvoi2, Allan S Mabardy2. 1. Department of General Surgery, Good Samaritan Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA. omar.kudsi@tufts.edu. 2. Department of General Surgery, St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Brighton, MA, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: There is a paucity of literature comparing laparoscopic to robotic inguinal hernia repair. We present a single surgeon's transition from laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal (L-TEP) to robotic transabdominal preperitoneal (R-TAPP) inguinal hernia repair and compare outcomes from the two approaches. METHODS: This retrospective review and analysis of prospectively collected data compare outcomes during the transition from L-TEP to R-TAPP inguinal hernia repair by a single surgeon at one institution. Operating times and surgical outcomes and complications are analyzed. All consecutive L-TEP cases from November 2012 to August 2014 and all consecutive R-TAPP cases from March 2013 to October 2015 were included in the analysis. RESULTS: A total of 157 and 118 patients underwent L-TEP and R-TAPP inguinal hernia repair, respectively. The groups were similar regarding demographics and ASA class. A significantly higher number of complex cases were performed in the R-TAPP group compared to L-TEP group (n = 11 vs. n = 1, p = 0.0001). Mean surgical times were nearly identical (69.12 ± 35.13 min, R-TAPP; 69.05 ± 26.31, L-TEP) as were intraoperative and postoperative complication rates-despite the significantly higher number of complex cases in the R-TAPP group. CONCLUSIONS: This is the largest study in the literature comparing a single surgeon's experience transitioning from L-TEP to R-TAPP inguinal hernia repair. Results from the R-TAPP cases were similar to those achieved from laparoscopic cases. The robotic platform may have facilitated the execution of complex hernia cases during the proficiency phase.
BACKGROUND: There is a paucity of literature comparing laparoscopic to robotic inguinal hernia repair. We present a single surgeon's transition from laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal (L-TEP) to robotic transabdominal preperitoneal (R-TAPP) inguinal hernia repair and compare outcomes from the two approaches. METHODS: This retrospective review and analysis of prospectively collected data compare outcomes during the transition from L-TEP to R-TAPPinguinal hernia repair by a single surgeon at one institution. Operating times and surgical outcomes and complications are analyzed. All consecutive L-TEP cases from November 2012 to August 2014 and all consecutive R-TAPP cases from March 2013 to October 2015 were included in the analysis. RESULTS: A total of 157 and 118 patients underwent L-TEP and R-TAPPinguinal hernia repair, respectively. The groups were similar regarding demographics and ASA class. A significantly higher number of complex cases were performed in the R-TAPP group compared to L-TEP group (n = 11 vs. n = 1, p = 0.0001). Mean surgical times were nearly identical (69.12 ± 35.13 min, R-TAPP; 69.05 ± 26.31, L-TEP) as were intraoperative and postoperative complication rates-despite the significantly higher number of complex cases in the R-TAPP group. CONCLUSIONS: This is the largest study in the literature comparing a single surgeon's experience transitioning from L-TEP to R-TAPPinguinal hernia repair. Results from the R-TAPP cases were similar to those achieved from laparoscopic cases. The robotic platform may have facilitated the execution of complex hernia cases during the proficiency phase.
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