%0 Journal Article %T Trans abdominal patch plasty for bilateral groin hernia : is it a cost-effectiveness procedure? %A Piccinni, Giuseppe %J Laparoscopic Surgery %D 2019 %B 2019 %9 %! Trans abdominal patch plasty for bilateral groin hernia : is it a cost-effectiveness procedure? %K %X I really appreciated the Editor’s kind invitation to write a comment about the papers of Ielpo and colleagues. Laparoscopic surgery is nowadays widespread all over the world and we have witnessed a frenetic race for the introduction of new instruments and devices that are able to help surgeons to perform laparoscopic operations. Consequently, this race has increased the costs of a single operation in a geometrical progression pushed by industries. %U https://ls.amegroups.org/article/view/5065 %V 3 %P %@ 2616-4221