Lateral single-dock robot-assisted retro-rectus ventral hernia repair (rTARUP/rTARM): observational study on long-term follow-up.

Robot-assisted surgery for ventral hernias has gained popularity among surgeons in hospitals equipped with robotic platforms, despite the limited availability of high-level prospective data. Moreover, research on long-term outcomes of ventral hernia repair remains particularly challenging. This study aims to evaluate the long-term outcomes of patients operated for a ventral hernia with a robot-assisted repair using a self-fixating retro-rectus synthetic mesh with a lateral docking transabdominal approach (rTARUP/rTARM).