IJFANS International Journal of Food and Nutritional Sciences

ISSN PRINT 2319 1775 Online 2320-7876

INCISIONAL HERNIA: A Literature Review

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Dr. Madan Mohan Jha, Dr. Tripta S. Bhagat, Dr. Shalabh Gupta, Dr Manisha Gupta, Dr Sameer Naqash

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Introduction: Abdominal wall hernias are most common in general surgery. Many people are affected by this problem. Some of them are symptomatic and others are asymptomatic. It may be a congenital problem or acquired. Hernia presentations are commonly inguinal, ventral and incisional hernia. Any type of surgery which involves an incision on the fascia, after which if they get healed in inadequate strength, it leads to weakness in the abdominal wall, mostly on anterior abdominal wall. This may lead to the formation of an incisional hernia if certain etiological factors are present. Aim: To conduct A literature review on Incisional Hernia. Materials and method: The present study was conducted from May 2021 to June 2022 at the Department of General Surgery, Santosh Medical College & Hospital Ghaziabad. It was carried out with resources from national and international journals present at central library of the university. Result: Our study shows that Incisional Hernia is not an uncommon complication. Despite being in the best surgical hand chance of developing an incisional hernia is at least 1-2 %. In cases of wound infection, diabetic patients and patients that develop complications over the time incidence increases up to 12 %. Conclusion: Over time many new methods of hernioplasty have developed, still incisional hernia remains challenging in this developing era.

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