Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair – IPOM plus
Port positions
Infra-umbilical incisional hernia with omental adhesions
Adhesiolysis
Division of median umbilical ligament & mobilisation of urinary bladder
Defect closure Needle introduced through a stab wound made below the defect
Defect closure- intracorporeal continuous suturing
Defect closure in two layers
Suture pulled out using a suture passer needle introduced through the same stab wound and is tied extracorporeally
Composite mesh is introduced through 10mm trocar and spread out
Mesh is fixed by midline transfacial sutures and intracorporeal sutures
Completed repair