TY - JOUR
T1 - Robotic transversus abdominis release (TAR)
T2 - Is it possible to offer minimally invasive surgery for abdominal wall complex defects?
AU - Do Amaral, Maria Vitória França
AU - Guimarães, José Ricardo
AU - Volpe, Paula
AU - De Oliveira, Flávio Malcher Martins
AU - Domene, Carlos Eduardo
AU - Roll, Sérgio
AU - Cavazzola, Leandro Totti
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2017/3/1
Y1 - 2017/3/1
N2 - We describe the preliminary national experience and the early results of the use of robotic surgery to perform the posterior separation of abdominal wall components by the Transversus Abdominis Release (TAR) technique for the correction of complex defects of the abdominal wall. We performed the procedures between 04/2/2015 and 06/15/2015 and the follow-up time was up to six months, with a minimum of two months. The mean surgical time was five hours and 40 minutes. Two patients required laparoscopic re-intervention, since one developed hernia by peritoneal migration of the mesh and one had mesh extrusion. The procedure proved to be technically feasible, with a still long surgical time. Considering the potential advantages of robotic surgery and those related to TAR and the results obtained when these two techniques are associated, we conclude that they seem to be a good option for the correction of complex abdominal wall defects.
AB - We describe the preliminary national experience and the early results of the use of robotic surgery to perform the posterior separation of abdominal wall components by the Transversus Abdominis Release (TAR) technique for the correction of complex defects of the abdominal wall. We performed the procedures between 04/2/2015 and 06/15/2015 and the follow-up time was up to six months, with a minimum of two months. The mean surgical time was five hours and 40 minutes. Two patients required laparoscopic re-intervention, since one developed hernia by peritoneal migration of the mesh and one had mesh extrusion. The procedure proved to be technically feasible, with a still long surgical time. Considering the potential advantages of robotic surgery and those related to TAR and the results obtained when these two techniques are associated, we conclude that they seem to be a good option for the correction of complex abdominal wall defects.
KW - Abdominal. Minimally invasive surgical procedures
KW - Robotics. Hernia
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U2 - 10.1590/0100-69912017002009
DO - 10.1590/0100-69912017002009
M3 - Article
C2 - 28658342
AN - SCOPUS:85021208377
SN - 0100-6991
VL - 44
SP - 216
EP - 219
JO - Revista do Colegio Brasileiro de Cirurgioes
JF - Revista do Colegio Brasileiro de Cirurgioes
IS - 2
ER -