Robotic Bilateral Inguinal Hernia Repair With Mesh

When compared with open hernia repair both laparoscopic and robotic surgery lead to less postoperative pain fewer incidences of complications such as wound infections shorter recovery times.

Robotic bilateral inguinal hernia repair with mesh. You are probably relieved the surgery is over but now you feel downtrodden and under the weather with constant pain. 3 in all surgery types the surgeon repairs the weakness in abdominal wall and in most cases reinforces it with some type of surgical mesh to prevent the hernia from recurring. This is a 52 year old male with history of right inguinal hernia repair 10 years ago who presented with a painful bulge in the right groin. Understanding inguinal hernia repair pain is complicated and frustrating.

To present technical details in making hernioplasty using robotic equipment on bilateral inguinal hernia repair with. Advantages of robotic surgery include three dimensional images of the inside of the abdomen smaller scars and less pain. Fifty six unilateral hernias and 22 bilateral hernias were repaired amongst 62 males and 16 females. This robotic hernia repair allows dr iraniha to repair the hernia through four small incisions as an outpatient basis with minimal trauma to the patient s body.

This was a robotic assisted laparoscopic repair of bilateral inguinal hernias in a previously healthy 28 year old male. Doctors sometimes recommend watchful waiting if the hernia is small and there are few or no symptoms but surgery is the only way doctors can repair an inguinal hernia. One hundred consecutive robotic inguinal hernia repairs with mesh were performed with a mean age of 56 years 25 96. Robotic surgery for hernia repair robotic surgery is a newer technique for repairing hernias in which the surgeon is seated at a console and handles the surgical instruments from the console.

We speculate robotic inguinal hernia repair may yield equivalent benefits while providing the surgeon added dexterity. Patient underwent a robotic assisted herni repair of recurrent right inguinal hernia with mesh. How robotic assisted surgeries are performed through robotic assisted visualization dexterity precision and control a surgeon can perform a wide array of procedures through small 1 2 cm incisions. Since the robotic arms are wristed the mesh is placed easily and recovery time is minimal compared to traditional open hernia repair.

You have probably voiced your displeasure with your doctor but you feel you have encountered a brick wall. Robotic assisted repair of recurrent right inguinal hernia with mesh by dr iraniha. Robotic bilateral inguinal hernia repair with mesh by dr. Absolute contraindications to robotic inguinal hernia repair include contamination of the abdominal cavity inability of the patient to tolerate pneumoperitoneum or general anesthesia and uncontrolled coagulopathy.

The inguinal hernia is one of the most frequent surgical diseases being frequent procedure and surgeon s everyday practice.