Carvalho, Alvaro Cota https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9998-3167
Bennett, William C.
Woo, Kimberly P.
Tocci, Noah X.
Schmidt, Erika M.
Tastaldi, Luciano
Miller, Benjamin T.
Beffa, Lucas R.
Petro, Clayton C.
Krpata, David M.
Prabhu, Ajita S.
Article History
Received: 13 October 2025
Accepted: 25 January 2026
First Online: 21 March 2026
Declarations
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: Luciano Tastaldi, MD has no disclosures to report. Benjamin T. Miller MD is a consultant for Boston Scientific, received a research grant from the American Hernia Society and research funding from Integra. Lucas R. Beffa MD has served as a consultant for Gore and Abbvie and has received consulting fees for each. David M. Krpata MD has no disclosures to report. Ajita S. Prabhu MD is on the advisory board (received consulting fees) for Surgimatix, DistalMotion, and CMR Surgical.Clayton C. Petro MD serves as a consultant for Advanced Medical Solutions, TelaBio, Medtronic, Bard-Davol, and Surgimatix, and has received an institutional research grant from Merck. William C. Bennett MD, MS, has no disclosures to report. Alvaro C. Carvalho MD has no disclosures to report. Erika M. Schmidt, MD has no disclosures to report. Noah X. Tocci, MD has no disclosures to report.
: This study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. The protocol was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation (IRB # 25–497). Given the retrospective nature of the study, the requirement for informed consent was waived.
: The author(s) declare no competing interests.