title: Laparoscopic repair of ventral / incisional hernias.
abstract: Despite its significant prevalence, there is little in the way of evidence-based guidelines regarding the timing and method of repair of incisional hernias. To add to the above is the formidable rate of recurrence that has been seen with conventional tissue repairs of these hernias. With introduction of different prosthetic materials and laparoscopic technique, it was hoped that an improvement in the recurrence and complication rates would be realized. The increasing application of the laparoscopic technique across the world indicates that these goals might indeed be achieved.
authors.affiliation: Minimal Access and Bariatric Surgery Centre, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi - 110 060, India.
authors.forename: Pradeep K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Chowbey
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Magan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mehrotra
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Khullar
authors.forename: Vandana
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Soni
authors.forename: Manish
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baijal