Each operation has an average cost of 1,500 euros, which translates into an annual expense of approximately 30 million euros for the State.
More than two million people in Portugal have had, or could develop, a hernia. The information is advanced by (SPHPA), which explains that inguinal hernias alone (the most common) affect between 15% and 20% of the population.
In statements to SPHPA states that the SNS performs around 20 thousand surgeries of this type per year.
Each operation has an average cost of 1,500 euros, which translates into an annual expense of approximately 30 million euros for the State.
