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Getting Out: Closure, Prevention, and Management of Hernias

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Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) is the most commonly used approach for radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer in the USA, comprising about 61–80 % prostatectomy cases in 2011, and likely a higher percentage today. In the dissemination of RARP, much of the focus is on oncologic principles and technical aspects of robotic operation, with closure often an afterthought. Among the common complications after RARP, trocar-site hernias (TSH) are serious, as they usually require a second operation. This chapter focuses on the epidemiology and etiology of TSH following RARP, and considerations and techniques that may be utilized to minimize this often avoidable complication.

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    Maxim J. McKibben M.D., Michael E. Woods M.D., F.A.C.S. & Raj S. Pruthi M.D., F.A.C.S.

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McKibben, M.J., Woods, M.E., Pruthi, R.S. (2016). Getting Out: Closure, Prevention, and Management of Hernias. In: Davis, J. (eds) Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32641-2_17

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