Volume : 7, Issue : 10, October - 2018

CLINICAL STUDY AND MANAGEMENT OF VENTRAL HERNIA

Dr. Subba Rao P, Dr. N. Venkata Naga Praneeth

Abstract :

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;&#10;mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Ventral Hernias are second most common type hernias accounting for 21 to 35% of all varieties. Reported incidence of Incisional hernia is 2 to 11%. This study was undertaken to study the clinical presentation and management of ventral hernia.65 cases of ventral hernia were chosen for study.</span><span style="font-size:&#10;10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:16.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Female preponderance was seen in umbilical/ Para umbilical hernia and incisional hernia while epigastric showed male preponderance. Most common age of presentation was 3^rd to 7^th decades. Previous surgery was found to be most common risk factor.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;&#10;mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Mesh repair is the standard method of treatment laparoscopy the approach of choice, depending on the affordability of the patients and expertise of the surgeon.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:16.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&#10;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>