General anesthesia is given, and a small cut (incision) is made in or just below the navel. The abdomen is inflated with air so that the surgeon can see the abdominal (belly) organs. A thin, lighted ...

There are several types of hernia surgery: Open Hernia Repair (Herniorrhaphy): The surgeon makes an incision in the groin, ...

Using the Da Vinci robot, your surgeon repairs the hernia via telemanipulation and then surrounds the affected tissue in a mesh covering, which secures and strengthens the abdominal wall. The incision ...