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Cost-effective, reliable laparoscopic hernia repair: a report on 500 consecutive repairs
1Department of Surgery, St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center and Treasure Valley Hospital, Boise, ID 83706, USA.
Surgical Endoscopy
|August 7, 2002
Abstract
Background:
A series of 500 consecutive laparoscopic hernia repairs, performed by one surgeon, was studied to evaluate the procedure for reliability, safety, and cost-effectiveness.
Methods:
Patients with routine, first-time, recurrent or multiply recurrent, inguinal hernias were operated using the technique described.
Results:
The recurrence rate was 0.2%. The complication rate was 0.6%. There were no deaths. Ninety-six percent of patients returned to work in 4-10 days.
Conclusions:
Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair is reliable, safe, and cost-effective.