Comparison of Laparoscopic Intraperitoneal Onlay Mesh Repair (IPOM plus) vs Open Rives–Stoppa (RS) Repair for Ventral and Incisional Hernia

Abstract

To compare the effects of laparoscopic intraperitoneal onlay mesh plus repair versus open Rives–Stoppa repair for abdominal wall hernias. Materials and methods. A total of 99 patients with midline primary, umbilical or incisional hernias who underwent surgery in “Medikom” clinic and Kyiv city hospital #5 in the period from 2016 to 2022 were involved in the study. The group I included 50 patients who underwent intraperitoneal onlay mesh (IPOM) plus, and the group II 49 patients who underwent open Rives–Stoppa (RS) repair.