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The Real Tradeoffs Between Robotic & Laparoscopic Surgery | Dr. Amy Vertrees Pt. 2
Which is better, robotic or laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair?
In this Part Two episode, Dr. Randy Lehman is joined again by Dr. Amy Vertrees, founder of the BOSS Business of Surgery Series and a career coach for surgeons, for an in-depth technical breakdown of both approaches.
They compare every step of the operation, from port placement and mesh selection to managing seromas and preventing recurrence. You’ll hear practical pearls on landmark-based dissection, handling intraoperative bleeding, and the subtle but meaningful advantages of robotic tools.
This episode zeroes in on the…
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