The Robotic Hernia Faculty Summit brings together a selected group of European surgeons actively involved in the development, teaching and proctoring of robotic hernia surgery and abdominal wall reconstruction.
The 2026 edition was held at IRCAD Strasbourg, one of the world’s leading centres for minimally invasive surgical education and innovation. The programme combined scientific lectures, peer-to-peer discussions and hands-on sessions dedicated to surgical technique, structured training pathways and the future development of robotic platforms in abdominal wall surgery.
Dr Ihsan Inan has participated as faculty since the early editions of the summit. His clinical activity focuses on robotic hernia surgery and abdominal wall reconstruction at Geneva Surgery in Geneva, a specialised practice dedicated to advanced minimally invasive and robotic abdominal wall surgery.
Further information about clinical approaches to hernia surgery is available here:
https://genevasurgery.com/hernia-abdominal-wall/
Faculty Opening Lectures
During the meeting, Dr Inan delivered two faculty lectures addressing organisational and clinical dimensions of modern robotic hernia surgery.
Acute and Emergency Care in Minimally Invasive Hernia Surgery
The first lecture explored the integration of robotic platforms in the management of acute abdominal wall conditions.
Particular attention was given to organisational barriers that still limit 24/7 robotic access in many European healthcare systems. The presentation discussed how robotic platforms can represent a natural extension of minimally invasive surgery in emergency care when surgical teams, logistics and operating room workflows are properly structured.
Total Practice Robotic Surgery
The second lecture addressed the concept of total practice robotic surgery, describing how robotic platforms can be integrated across the full spectrum of general visceral surgery.
Rather than being limited to selected complex procedures, robotics can function as an extension of minimally invasive surgery in routine clinical practice, allowing efficient use of surgical infrastructure while expanding access to advanced technology.
Delphi Consensus on Robotic Inguinal Hernia Repair
A major component of the 2026 programme was a Delphi consensus meeting dedicated to robotic transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair (r-TAPP).
The objective of this expert process was to define objective procedural metrics and establish consensus-based standards for robotic inguinal hernia surgery through structured expert discussion and iterative voting among experienced surgeons.
Advancing Robotic Hernia Surgery
Meetings such as the Robotic Hernia Faculty Summit play a key role in the evolution of robotic hernia surgery.
By bringing together surgeons involved in clinical practice, education and surgical innovation, these initiatives contribute to refining operative standards, improving training pathways and supporting the safe expansion of robotic abdominal wall surgery across Europe.
Clinical experience presented during the summit reflects the continuous development of robotic abdominal wall surgery within specialised practices such as Geneva Surgery in Geneva, dedicated to advanced robotic hernia surgery and abdominal wall reconstruction.
