Figure 1.

Robotic retromuscular abdominal wall reconstruction. (A) Incision into the lateral apect of the left posterior sheath. (B) Medial dissection of the left posterior sheath, development of a preperitoneal plane across the midline and incision into the right posterior sheath. (C) Posterior release completed (D) Reapproximation of the rectus muscles and obliteration of the hernia defect. Placement of retrorectus synthetic mesh. (E) Closure of the initial left posterior sheath incision, completing the repair.