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Abstract

Laparo-endoscopic inguinal hernia repair is considered to be a costly operation which therefore may be limited for routine use in low-resource countries. In so far, due to the countless number of patients worldwide, reliable analysis of the real costs of these procedures is of paramount importance. Costs should be divided into institutional (direct) costs, reimbursements (charges), and societal (indirect) costs. In inguinal hernia surgery, socioeconomic costs are most relevant as both direct and indirect costs are evaluated during and after surgical treatment. Literature which reports on socioeconomic aspects of inguinal hernia surgery pleads for endoscopic repair as this results in earlier return to usual activities than in open repair. In this chapter, several practical tips for management of costs in endoscopic inguinal hernia repair are discussed as well as available evidence in literature.

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  1. Em.Director of Surgical Department, Marienhospital Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany

    Reinhard Bittner

  2. Academic Teaching Hospital of Charitè Medical School, Vivantes Hospital, Department of Surgery and Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, Berlin, Germany

    Ferdinand Köckerling

  3. Department of General Surgery, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

    Robert J. Fitzgibbons, Jr.

  4. Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group, Department of Surgery, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

    Karl A. LeBlanc

  5. Norton Thoracic Institute, Dignity Health, Creighton University School of Medicine (Phoenix campus), Phoenix, Arizona, USA

    Sumeet K. Mittal

  6. Minimal Access, Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Max Super Specialty Hospital Saket, New Delhi, India

    Pradeep Chowbey

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van Ramshorst, G.H., Bittner, R. (2018). Costs. In: Bittner, R., Köckerling, F., Fitzgibbons, Jr., R., LeBlanc, K., Mittal, S., Chowbey, P. (eds) Laparo-endoscopic Hernia Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-55493-7_18

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