What Is Incisional Hernia Repair?

Incisional hernias, commonly known as "knife hernias", occur after abdominal surgery. Due to incision infection, poor healing, and other factors, the muscular aponeurotic tissue that plays a major supporting role in the abdominal wall incision fails to align well, resulting in the formation of abdominal wall defects under the incision and the abdominal cavity. Internal organs or tissues such as the intestinal canal and omentum are formed by the defect protruding outside the abdominal cavity. In recent years, with the development of medical technology and the extension of the average life expectancy of the population, more and more major surgery and elderly and even elderly patients have caused more and more incision hernias. In terms of the male to female ratio, women's abdominal wall muscle strength is lower than men's, which is the opposite of the incidence of inguinal hernias. Incisional hernias are more common in women.