Incisional hernia

Incisional hernia refers to a hernia in which abdominal organs or tissues protrude from an abdominal incision. It is a common complication of laparotomy. The incidence of the following abdominal midline incisions is high, mostly in the longitudinal incision area of ​​the abdomen. It is seen in the incision dehiscence, infection, and secondary healing incision. After a long time after surgery. The incidence is usually less than 1%, but the incidence of incision infection can reach 10%.

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