Incisional Hernia Repair Long-term Outcomes

Laparoscopic repair of incisional ventral hernias (5-15 cm) with adouble-layer polypropylene- expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) mesh.

Standard polypropylene mesh was positioned as an inlay, or as an onlay over the external oblique fascia (i.e., subcutaneously), as preferred by the operating team. The mesh was fixed with absorbable stitches. Drains were usually placed.