Table 6.

Scrotal hernia – learning curve (N=702)

Operations	1–235	236–470	470–702
Time interval	7/’93–6/’98	6/’98–5/’01	5/’01–12/’05
Operative time (median, minutes)	65	65	60
Morbidity	5.9%	5.5%	1.7%
Reoperation rates	1.7%	0.8%	0.8%
Recurrence rates	4.6%	1.3%	0.86%
Disability (median, days)	21	14	12