Luciano Tastaldi

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Luciano Tastaldi is a leading researcher in minimally invasive abdominal wall surgery, with a focus on robotic and laparoscopic techniques for hernia repair. His most impactful work includes the first multicenter randomized clinical trial comparing robotic inguinal hernia repair to laparoscopic repair (2020, 197 citations), which addressed a critical gap in evidence despite the rapid adoption of robotic platforms in the U.S. Tastaldi also contributed a systematic review and meta-analysis on the effect of body mass index on minimally invasive ventral hernia repair (2023, 10 citations), highlighting obesity as a key risk factor and the value of MIS approaches. His research extends to the management of diastasis recti during ventral hernia repair and the short-term outcomes of robotic inguinal hernia repair during robotic prostatectomy, both analyzed through the Abdominal Core Health Quality Collaborative. Tastaldi’s work provides essential evidence for surgical decision-making, particularly in optimizing outcomes for complex hernia patients.

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1. 1
   Robotic Inguinal vs Transabdominal Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair

   197 citations · 2020
2. 2
   Body Mass Index Effect on Minimally Invasive Ventral Hernia Repair: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

   10 citations · 2023
3. 3
   Management of diastasis recti during ventral hernia repair: an analysis of the abdominal core health quality collaborative

   6 citations · 2023
4. 4
   Short-term outcomes of robotic inguinal hernia repair during robotic prostatectomy – An analysis of the Abdominal Core Health Quality Collaborative

   1 citations · 2022

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