COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF OPEN VENTRAL HERNIA REPAIR EFFICACY TO LAPAROSCOPIC HERNIA REPAIR

Abstract

Background: Ventral hernia repair recently, is preferred to be managed using a laparoscopic approach 
recently which has the advantage of reducing the morbidity associated with the conventional open 
surgical approach for repair of the ventral hernias.
Aim: The present study aimed to comparatively assess the outcomes of open ventral hernia repair 
efficacy to laparoscopic hernia repair.
Methods: The study included 92 subjects with ventral hernia, either incisional or primary, and were 
evaluated. Included 92 subjects were randomly divided into two groups of 46 subjects each. In all the 
subjects from both groups, postoperative major and minor complications, degree and presence of 
postoperative pain, hospital stay duration, hernia location, fascial defect sizes, body mass index, 
surgical time, and demographic data were collected and compared.