Robotic versus laparoscopic minimally invasive inguinal hernia repair: randomized clinical trial (the ROGER trial).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Superiority of robotic inguinal hernia repair compared with a laparoscopic minimally invasive approach remains unproven. The aim of this study was to evaluate postoperative pain after laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal repair (TEP) compared with robotic transabdominal preperitoneal repair (rTAPP).

Methods

This was a prospective, patient- and investigator-blinded, two-group, single-centre RCT conducted at a tertiary Swiss healthcare institution including 182 patients undergoing elective primary inguinal hernia repair. Patients were randomized 1 : 1 and stratified according to BMI and unilateral or bilateral hernia to either TEP or rTAPP. Surgery took place between March 2022 and November 2024. The primary endpoint was postoperative pain while coughing 24 h after

SUBMITTER: Angehrn FV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12785885 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature