Laparoscopic urologic surgery. The financial realities

Since 1990, laparoscopic surgery has gained an important role in the specialty of urology. This article provides a financial analysis of the three most common urolaparoscopic procedures compared with their open surgical counterpart. The intraoperative costs of laparoscopic surgery are more expensive, but the postoperative expenses are less compared with open surgery. The financial ramifications of a shorter period of convalescence following laparoscopic surgery must be considered.