Abstract: Comparison of Laparoscopic and Open Repair With Mesh for the Treatment of Ventral Incisional Hernia: A Randomized Trial, April 2010

Defining ventral hernia: An incisional hernia occurs in an area of weakness caused by an incompletely-healed surgical wound. Since median incisions in the abdomen are frequent for abdominal exploratory surgery, ventral incisional hernias are termed ventral hernias.