Does medical benefit schedule (MBS) accurately reflect operative challenges of laparoscopic versus open inguinal hernia repair (IHR)?

ANZ J Surg. 2024 Apr;94(4):771. doi: 10.1111/ans.18932. Epub 2024 Mar 26.

Authors

Chien-Tse Kao¹, Elan Kaplan², Marlon Perera^{1

3}, Sumeet Toshniwal⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Austin Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
² Department of Surgery, Holmesglen Private Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
³ Department of Surgery, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁴ Department of Surgery, Knox Private Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

PMID: 38529809
DOI: 10.1111/ans.18932

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Hernia, Inguinal* / surgery
Herniorrhaphy
Humans
Laparoscopy*
Retrospective Studies
Robotic Surgical Procedures*