title: [Modified robot assisted Rives/Stoppa videosurgery for midline ventral hernia repair].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The weakness of the linea alba can be caused by congenital and aquired factors. The conventional procedure to correct these imperfections generally involve large incisions with big detachments of the skin and subcutaneous tissue. The use of videosurgery for the repair of these weaknesses is still controversy.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To describe a new procedure using robotics in the repair of the linea alba, associating minimally invasive tecniques by Rives/Stoppa and component separation tecniques.
  
  
  METHODS
  Five patients undergone surgery in the same hospital, the same operating team and using the Da Vinci S. robotics equipment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Three women and two men undergone surgery, with no mortality. Two of these patients were re-operated due a recurrent hernia between muscle and posterior sheath that was closed in the re-access.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The robotic procedure in the reconstruction of the linea alba showed itself feasible and aesthetically acceptable. Also, in advantage, the procedure follows the traditional principals reputable by experts of the abdominal wall trough minimally invasive surgery.
authors: Hospital Sírio Libanês, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. ricardo.abdalla@hsl.org.br
authors: Ricardo Zugaib
authors: RZ
authors: Abdalla
authors: Rodrigo Biscuola
authors: RB
authors: Garcia
authors: Rafael Izar Domingues da
authors: RI
authors: Costa
authors: Claudio Renato Penteado de
authors: CR
authors: Luca
authors: Beatrice Martinez Zugaib
authors: BM
authors: Abdalla
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000601:surgery*; D059685:Herniorrhaphy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012371:Robotics; D020535:Video-Assisted Surgery