[Surgical treatment of median postoperative ventral hernia]

The authors propose a new variant of operation of plasty with local tissues for great postoperative hernias, the dissection of aponeurosis of external oblique muscles on both sides resulting in increased volume of the abdominal cavity and reduced intraperitoneal pressure. Operations were fulfilled in 144 patients. Late results were studied in 126 patients in the terms from 6 months to 6 years. Recurrent hernias were found in 6,3% of cases.