Abstract

Dr. Ashwini S. Pol* and Dr. Sneha K. R.

ABSTRACT

• Ventral hernias are one of the most commonly encountered cases in surgical practice.• Incidence of ventral hernia is around 15 to 20% worldwide.[1]• Many options are available when surgical modality is planned. Most commonly used method is reduction of hernia and repair with a mesh. The mesh can be placed at various locations at different planes in the anterior abdominal wall.• The controversy lies regarding the ideal plane for mesh placement.• Most commonly done procedures amongst these is the onlay and sublay technique.• This study aims to compare two of the commonly done procedures for the placement of the mesh.