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CONCLUSION
Management of complex inguinal hernias is challenging. Adequate surgical knowledge and mastery of
inguinal anatomy are essential for the surgical technique’s success. The robotic platform would enable us to
perform otherwise a technically challenging MIS procedure safely. Robotic surgery is still in the early phase
of adoption for inguinal hernia repairs. More well-designed studies are needed to evaluate its efficacy in
groin hernia repairs.

DECLARATIONS
Authors’ contributions
Manuscript preparation and editing: Lima DL, Lima RNCL, Sreeramoju P, Malcher F
Study design: Malcher F, Lima RNCL, Lima DL, Sreeramoju P

Availability of data and materials
Not applicable.

Financial support and sponsorship
None.

Conflicts of interest
Dr. Lima DL, Lima RNCL, Sreeramoju P disclose no financial relationships with industry or conflicts of
interest.
Dr. Malcher F discloses consulting fees from BD & Medtronic, outside the submitted work.

Ethical approval and consent to participate
Not applicable.

Consent for publication
Not applicable.

Copyright
© The Author(s) 2021.

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