Costi della chirurgia video-laparoscopica nel trattamento delle cisti ovariche

The authors proceeded to point out the hospital stay costs and the operating-room costs of the operations for benign adnexal pathologies, especially concerning the ovarian cysts, after having introduced the laparoscopic technique. The highly costs, due to the laparoscopic surgical equipment, are compensated by the reduced hospital stay. The total unit cost for laparoscopic approach results lower then the total unit cost for laparotomic approach (L. 3.253.923 versus L. 4.662.892). If we consider that, in our local area, in 1993, 1212 operations were performed, with 5454 days of postoperative hospital stay, we could suppose that the laparoscopic approach affords higher savings. This cost estimation is important if we consider the diffusion of the mini-invasive procedures.