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Comparative Study
. 2016 Oct;20(5):723-8.
doi: 10.1007/s10029-016-1518-2. Epub 2016 Jul 28.

Incisional hernias after laparoscopic and robotic right colectomy

M Widmar  1 , M Keskin  1 , P Beltran  1 , G M Nash  1 , J G Guillem  1 , L K Temple  1 , P B Paty  1 , M R Weiser  1 , J Garcia-Aguilar  2
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Comparative Study

Incisional hernias after laparoscopic and robotic right colectomy

M Widmar et al. Hernia. 2016 Oct.

Abstract

Purpose: Incisional hernia (IH) is a common complication after colectomy, with impacts on both health care utilization and quality of life. The true incidence of IH after minimally invasive colectomy is not well described. The purpose of this study was to examine IH incidence after minimally invasive right colectomies (RC) and to compare the IH rates after laparoscopic (L-RC) and robotic (R-RC) colectomies.

Methods: This is a retrospective review of patients undergoing minimally invasive RC at a single institution from 2009 to 2014. Only patients undergoing RC for colonic neoplasia were included. Patients with previous colectomy or intraperitoneal chemotherapy were excluded. Three L-RC patients were included for each R-RC patient. The primary outcome was IH rate based on clinical examination or computed tomography (CT). Univariate and multivariate time-to-event analyses were used to assess predictors of IH.

Results: 276 patients where included, of which 69 had undergone R-RC and 207 L-RC. Patient and tumor characteristics were similar between the groups, except for higher tumor stage in L-RC patients. Both the median time to diagnosis (9.2 months) and the overall IH rate were similar between the groups (17.4 % for R-RC and 22.2 % for L-RC), as were all other postoperative complications. In multivariable analyses, the only significant predictor of IH was former or current tobacco use (hazard raio 3.0, p = 0.03).

Conclusions: This study suggests that the incidence of IH is high after minimally invasive colectomy and that this rate is equivalent after R-RC and L-RC. Reducing the IH rate represents an important opportunity for improving quality of life and reducing health care utilization after minimally invasive colectomy.

Keywords: Incisional hernia; Laparoscopic colectomy; Robotic colectomy.

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Conflict of interest statement

MW declares no conflict of interest. MK declares no conflict of interest. PB declares no conflict of interest. JG declares no conflict of interest. GN declares no conflict of interest. LT declares no conflict of interest. JGA declares no conflict of interest. MW declares no conflict of interest. PP declares no conflict of interest.

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Time to event analysis: IH after Robotic and Laparoscopic RC
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