Abstract

Ventral hernia, a commonly dealt surgical problem in clinical practice, is dened as an abnormal protrusion of a viscus or a part of the viscus through a defect or weakness in the anterior abdominal wall. Various risk factors such as old age, history of previous surgery, obesity, COPD, diabetes mellitus, smoking & alcoholism lead to the formation of ventral hernias. Mesh hernioplasty has become the gold standard in the management of ventral hernias. There are various procedures in the management of ventral hernias based on the placement of mesh. In this study, we compare the traditional onlay and retro-rectus mesh repair in ventral hernias in terms of postoperative complications, hospital stay & feasibility

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