ABSTRACT
Background:
The inguinal hernia is one of the most frequent surgical diseases, being frequent procedure and surgeon´s everyday practice.
Aim:
To present technical details in making hernioplasty using robotic equipment on bilateral inguinal hernia repair with single port and preliminary results with the method.
Method:
The bilateral inguinal hernia repair was performed by using the Single-Site(c) Da Vinci Surgical Access Platform to the abdominal cavity and the placement of clamps.
Results:
This technique proved to be effective for inguinal hernia and have more aesthetic result when compared to other techniques.
Conclusions:
Inguinal hernia repair robot-assisted with single-trocar is feasible and effective. However, still has higher costs needing surgical team special training.
HEADINGS:
Hernia, inguinal; Robotics; Laparoscopy; General surgery
