The case for closing robotic surgery port sites

“We’ve always placed ports with the standard approach: inserting them perpendicular to the abdominal wall,” Dr. Diez-Barroso said. “Others have theorized that the lateral sites undergo more torque, but I think that also needs further investigation.”

Dr. Diez-Barroso and coauthors reported having no financial disclosures.

Source: Diez-Barroso R. Academic Surgical Congress 2018.