Fig. 3
From: Retrospective study of an incisional hernia after laparoscopic colectomy for colorectal cancer
Change diagram in the incisional hernia (IH) size. Among 47 patients with IH, 38 underwent CT examination 6 months after surgery, and IH was detected at that time in 37 cases. The IH size increased in 17 cases between 6 months and 1 year postoperatively as shown in the diagram, and in 1 case, a new IH occurred. However, the IH size was almost unchanged in the remaining 20 cases (52%)