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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ROBOTICS AND COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY
Volume 11, Issue 2, Pages 120-125Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/rcs.1605
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laparoscopic; robotic; ventral hernia; incisional hernia; surgery; defect
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BackgroundSome authors recommend primary closure of the defect before placement of the mesh. The purpose of this study is to compare laparoscopic ventral hernia repair (LVHR) without primary closure of the defect (NPCD) versus LVHR with primary closure of the defect (PCD). MethodsA retrospective review of 134 LVHR was performed. Each group included 67 cases. For the PCD group the robotic platform was used. ResultsGroups were similar in terms of demographics and comorbidities. For NPCD and PCD groups mean surgical time was 87.953.1 and 107.6 +/- 33.9 minutes (p=0.012); conversion to open surgery was seen in 3(4.5%) and 1(1.5%) (p=0.310); complications were 7(10.4%) and 2(3%) (p=0.084); and finally, recurrences were seen in 5(7.5%) and 1(1.5%) (p=0.095). ConclusionsPCD has longer surgical time, however, a tendency in terms of complications and recurrences was found favoring the PCD group. The robotic assistance is a good alternative when primary closure of the defect is attempted. Copyright (c) 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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