Retromuscular Prosthetic Repair Of Incisional Hernia

Incisional hernia (IH) is an abdominal hernia that occurs after previous surgery [1]. It is one of the most frequent surgical problems, as the incidence following laparotomy is 10–20% [2–5]. Surgical treatment of incisional hernia involves either direct suture in patients with primary defects >3 cm in diameter, or a rather complex operation in patients with large defects that involve loss of wall substance and impairment of ventilation and cardiac circulation.