Pieter Pletinckx
Papers
9
Total Citations
243
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About
Pieter Pletinckx is a leading surgeon whose research focuses on advancing robotic and minimally invasive techniques for hernia repair. His major contributions center on optimizing surgical outcomes, reducing costs, and expanding the applicability of robotic-assisted procedures. His most-cited work, a 2018 study on the learning curve for robotic transabdominal retromuscular umbilical prosthetic hernia repair (TARUP), has garnered 133 citations, establishing a benchmark for operative time and skill acquisition. Pletinckx also led the EASTER study, a pivotal economic assessment of robot-assisted laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair, which provided critical cost-benefit analysis in a European healthcare setting (37 citations). He has further innovated by addressing complex cases, such as robotic inguinal hernia repair after prostatectomy (25 citations) and minimally invasive repair of ileal conduit parastomal hernias. His ROBUST hernia project and prospective MRI-based study on mesh shrinkage using iron-oxide-loaded PVDF mesh demonstrate his commitment to evidence-based practice and long-term outcomes. Through his work, Pletinckx has significantly shaped the field of robotic hernia surgery, balancing technical innovation with rigorous clinical and economic evaluation.
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- 4How-I-do-it: minimally invasive repair of ileal conduit parastomal hernias17 citations · 2022
- 5ROBotic Utility for Surgical Treatment of hernias (ROBUST hernia project)10 citations · 2021
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