Fig. 5.

Postoperative course after robotic transversus abdominis release (r-TAR). a Final aspect after completion of surgery, showing the 3 accesses on each side as well as the two silicone drains (#1 is located subphrenically, #2 is located in the retropubic space); clearly visible is the subcutaneous bulge after endoscopic suture of the linea alba. b Bloody drainage secretion on the first postoperative day and c clear quality change of the drainage content to serous from the postoperative day 2 onwards. d Same patient as after 3 months. e Transverse ultrasound image of the linea semilunaris bilaterally (yellow arrows); 3 months after r‑TAR, there is neither retraction nor atrophy of the transversus abdominis. MOE external oblique; MOI internal oblique; MTA transversus abdominis