Results of stoppa’s sublay mesh repair in incisional & ventral hernias

Objective: to report the results of tension-free repair of incisional and ventral hernias by stoppa's sublay technique. methods: this study included 200 patients, undergoing sublay mesh repair for incisional and ventral hernias (para-unbilical, epigastric, right sub costal and lumbar hernias) at ghulam muhammad mahar medical college and hira medical center sukkur, during a period of four years from january 2005 to december 2008. results: wound infection was found in 6.5% and seroma formation in 2.5%. mortality was 0.5%. no recurrence was seen during the follow-up period of 2 years. no septic mesh was removed in the series. conclusion: the tension-free repair of incisional and ventral hernias with stoppa's sublay mesh repair technique is safe, effective and an easy procedure with acceptable morbidity and no recurrence.