title: [Results of surgical treatment of ventral hernia].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of this study was to examine the results of incisional hernia repair in our institution.
  
  
  METHODS
  Repairs performed in from the start of 1998 to the end of 2001 were identified and the case notes reviewed. Some patients were also interviewed by telephone. Preoperative risk factors, type of repair, complications and recurrence were registered.
  
  
  RESULTS
  90 repairs were performed. The patients were followed up for 36 months on average. 58 (64%) patients had preoperative risk factors. 36 (40%) patients suffered complications, mostly seroma and wound infection. 39 (43%) patients experienced recurrence.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Incisional hernia repair was associated with a high risk of complications and recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Avdeling for Gastro-enterologisk kirurgi, Universitetssykehuset Nord-Norge, 9038 Tromsø. trond.dehli@unn.no
authors.forename: Trond
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dehli
authors.forename: Øivind
authors.initials: Ø
authors.lastname: Irtun
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome