The superiority of robotic inguinal hernia repair over conventional laparoscopic minimally invasive techniques remains uncertain, particularly regarding postoperative pain outcomes. To address this gap, a comparative study evaluated postoperative pain following laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal repair (TEP) versus robotic transabdominal preperitoneal repair (rTAPP) in patients undergoing minimally invasive inguinal hernia surgery in 182 patients. Postoperative pain while coughing at 24 hours was similar between the TEP and rTAPP groups, with median numeric rating scale scores of 5 (i.q.r. 2–7) and 4 (i.q.r.
2–7), respectively. Unilateral hernia repair was associated with a significantly shorter operative time in the TEP group compared with the rTAPP group (64.2 vs 80.3 minutes). Postoperative complications occurred in 11% of TEP patients and 10% of rTAPP patients, while surgeon…
