SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF INCISIONAL HERNIAS; THE CURRENT STANDING

1.Anatomic repair of the abdominal wall, either with layer-by-layer reconstruction or mass closure technique. 2.Overlap techniques, which are actually either vertical or transverse Mayo overlap. 3.Darn techniques using either strips of fascia lata or nylon and Maingot's keel repair, which is essentially extraperitoneal darn of the rectus sheaths. 4.The Nutall operation. 5.Components separation of anterior abdominal wall muscles. 6.Prosthetic repair. 7.Laparoscopic repair.