Keywords: da vinci inguinal hernia repair, laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair, inguinal hernia repair, laparoscopic recurrent hernia repair, laparoscopic incisional hernia repair, laparoscopic ventral hernia repair, laparoscopic diaphragmatic hernia repair, ventral hernia repair, congenital diaphragmatic hernia (cdh) repair, laparoscopic hernia repair, laparoscopic hiatal hernia repair, parastomal hernia, internal hernia, incarcerated hernia, rectus sheath hernia, incisional hernia, richter hernia, spigelian hernia, epigastric hernia, femoral hernia