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

Aim: 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.