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Query: UMLS:C0019270 (
hernia
)
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Laparoscopic
hernia
operations have been criticized in regard to their high hospital costs. This study was designed to compare the costs and some outcome features of totally extraperitoneal endoscopic
hernia
operation (TEP) and Lichtenstein mesh repair (
OPN
) among 45 randomized employed patients. The medians of operative time in the TEP and
OPN
groups were 67.5 and 53 min, respectively. Return to normal life was 14 days in the TEP group and 20 days in the
OPN
group. The hospital costs per patient were $1,239 (all costs are in US dollars) in the TEP group and $782 in the
OPN
group. The median total costs were $3,912 and $4,661 in the TEP and
OPN
groups, respectively. The Lichtenstein operation is cheaper for the hospital. The total costs for working patients are lower with the endoscopic technique because fewer working days are lost.
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PMID:A prospective randomized outcome and cost comparison of totally extraperitoneal endoscopic hernioplasty versus Lichtenstein hernia operation among employed patients. 979 40
