small umbilical and
epigastric hernias: Concomitant rectus diastasis is
The patients of age more than 18 years and of either gender with a clinical and ultrasonographic diagnosis of having incisional, umbilical/paraumbilical or
epigastric hernia were include in the study.
Large
epigastric hernia are common and usually more unsightly than painful.
Twenty two patients were having paraumblical hernia, 20 patients with
epigastric hernia and 8 patients with umbilical hernia .
of pts.) IPOM TAPP Incisional Hernia 19 Paraumblical Hernia 12 10 Umblical Hernia 1 1
Epigastric Hernia 1 4 TOTAL 33 15 Table 3: No.
On examination, vitals are stable and there was a reducible
epigastric hernia measuring 5x5 cms with bilateral direct inguinal hernias.
Incidence of Incisional Hernia: Out of 450 cases of hernias operated 81.25% constitutes inguinal hernia, 7.5% constitute incisional hernia, 8.75% constitute umbilical and paraumbilical hernias, 0.62% constitute femoral hernia, 1.87% constitute
epigastric hernia.
Other types of hernia
Epigastric hernias can develop in the midline between the navel and breastbone and are three times more common in men.