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Table 2 Hernia characteristics

From: A preliminary multicenter evaluation of endoscopic sublay repair for ventral hernia from China

 

N = 156

Hernia type

 Primary ventral hernia

64 (41.0%)

 Incisional hernia

92 (59.0%)

Defect regiona

 Medial

107 (68.6%)

 Lateral

43 (27.6%)

 Crossing medial and lateral

6 (3.85%)

Defect width (Wa)

 W1

104 (66.7%)

 W2

50 (32.1%)

 W3

2 (1.28%)

Defect sizeb (cm2)

11.8 (1.8–70.7) (4.7–24.5)

  1. a Based on incisional hernia classification of the European Hernia Society (EHS) [28]
  2. bDefect size (cm2) was calculated by area of an ellipse = π × (length/2 × width/2)