Mission in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (June 13-14, 2024)

Carlos Chagas State Hospital and Miguel Couto Municipal Hospital

• 51 men and 4 women
• 36 unilateral inguinal hernias and 16 bilateral inguinal hernias
• 67 Lichtenstein and 1 Shouldice with neurectomy
• 02 umbilical hernias
• 03 incisional hernias: 2 open Rives Stoppa techniques and 1 MILOS technique

Hospital stay:

• Inguinal Hernias: 50 patients in day hospital and 02 discharged in 24 hours
• Incisional Hernias: 02 patients discharged in 02 days and 1 patient discharged in 3 days

Trained surgeons: 07
Staff surgeons: 11