Inguinal hernia is one of the most common surgical conditions in North America. The cost of
health care related to the treatment of inguinal hernia and associated disability is …

BACKGROUND: Evidence comparing laparoscopic versus open hernia repair has varied
with time and with changes in techniques used. Cost effectiveness is an important …

A cost-effectiveness (CE) analysis was performed of Bassini versus laparoscopic repair for
primary inguinal hernia. Incremental costs per 1-year recurrence-free patient were …

• To ascertain if service specialization and procedure standardization would improve the
complication rate of inguinal herniorrhaphy, the results of all inguinal herniorrhaphies …

Background: The controversial issue of the cost-effectiveness of laparoscopic inguinal
hernia repair is examined, employing a decision analytic method. Materials and methods …

Objectives: To assess the relative cost-effectiveness of laparoscopic methods of inguinal
hernia repair compared with open flat mesh and open non-mesh repair. Methods: Data on …

New innovations in surgery are frequently spontaneously and uncritically accepted by a few
enthusiastic surgeons. Most surgeons, however, instinctively and bitterly reject the …

Background The rapid and widespread introduction of minimal access surgery has major
implications for the National Health Service. It cannot be assumed that replacing an open …

Although demographic and socioeconomic data regarding the natural history of hernia
disease are difficult to find, studies from the National Center for Health Statistics show that …

Introduction As in the rest of the world, in Germany, inguinal hernia operations are among
the most common operations. From an economic standpoint, very little is known about the …