Laparoscopic or Conventional Mesh Repair of Incisional and Umbilical Hernia

Exclusion Criteria

• •Patients with a complicated incisional (pain, occlusion, cutaneous necrosis), irreductible painless incisional or umbilical hernia will not be considered as a complication
• •Patients with a recurrence of incisional hernia
• •Patients with an incisional or umbilical hernia whose lateral edges are located so that fixation of the mesh (which must extend beyond the 4 to 5 cm) is not possible
• •Pregnant women
• •Patients with HIV therapy
• •Patients with cirrhotic ascites or other signs of hepatic insufficiency (bilirubin\> 35 micromol / l; TP \< 55%) or significant thrombocytopenia (\< 60 000 platelets)
• •Patients with a contra indication for laparoscopy
• •Patients with a life expectancy \< one year, or whose mobility within two years of treatment will damage proper monitoring
• •Patients unable to understand information about the protocol