Filip Muysoms

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Filip Muysoms is a leading European hernia surgeon whose work has fundamentally shaped the modern approach to robotic abdominal wall surgery. His research focuses on the safe implementation and clinical outcomes of robotic-assisted techniques for complex hernia repair, including inguinal, umbilical, and incisional hernias. Muysoms has made major contributions by rigorously documenting the learning curves for robotic procedures—his 2018 study on robotic TARUP (133 citations) and his 2018 analysis of robotic groin hernia repair (95 citations) are essential references for surgeons adopting these technologies. He also demonstrated that single-incision laparoscopy increases trocar-site hernia risk (97 citations), a finding that changed operative practice. His systematic review and meta-analysis on robot-assisted abdominal wall surgery (90 citations) provides a comprehensive evidence base for the field. Notably, Muysoms led the European Hernia Society in developing the first standardized training pathway for robotic abdominal wall surgery (2022, 33 citations), and his comparative study of open versus robotic TAR (2022, 39 citations) addresses the critical question of optimal technique for complex repairs. With over 600 total citations, Muysoms is a pivotal figure in advancing minimally invasive hernia surgery through rigorous clinical research and international guideline development.

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1. 1
   Robotic transabdominal retromuscular umbilical prosthetic hernia repair (TARUP): observational study on the operative time during the learning curve

   133 citations · 2018
2. 2
   Single-incision laparoscopic surgery through the umbilicus is associated with a higher incidence of trocar-site hernia than conventional laparoscopy: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

   97 citations · 2015
3. 3
   Robotic-assisted laparoscopic groin hernia repair: observational case-control study on the operative time during the learning curve

   95 citations · 2018
4. 4
   Robot-assisted abdominal wall surgery: a systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis

   90 citations · 2018
5. 5
   Open <i>versus</i> robotic-assisted laparoscopic posterior component separation in complex abdominal wall repair

   39 citations · 2022
6. 6
   Economic assessment of starting robot-assisted laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair in a single-centre retrospective comparative study: the EASTER study

   37 citations · 2021
7. 7
   Description of the Current Da Vinci® Training Pathway for Robotic Abdominal Wall Surgery by the European Hernia Society

   33 citations · 2022
8. 8
   Robotic hernia repair II. English version

   27 citations · 2021
9. 9
   Robotic-assisted laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair after previous transabdominal prostatectomy

   25 citations · 2021
10. 10
    Robotic hernia surgery IV. English version

    23 citations · 2022

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