ABSTRACT
Background: A ventral hernia is a hernia which can be occur at any location along the midline (vertical center) of the abdomen wall. It can be classified as spontaneous (primary) or acquired (secondary). Also, there are basically 3 types of ventral hernia and these are: Epigastric or stomach area hernia, Umbilical or belly button hernia and the Incisional hernia.Material & Methods:This was a prospective observational comparative study. The total sample size for this study 38 and among these 18 cases were from e-TEP and 20 cases were from IPOM. The study period was from December 2019- December 2021. The stratified sampling method was followed for this study as an eligibility criterion for age of the respondents was set for this study.Results:The presence of co-morbidities was found in both e-TEP and IPOM. High blood pressure was seen in 7(38.89%) cases in e-TEP and 8(40%) cases in IPOM and followed by stroke in 4(22.22%) and 5(25%), Hypothyroidism in 1(5.56%) and 1(5%), Cancer in 2(11.11%) and 2(10%), Diabetes in 4(22.225) and 4(20%). Location of Hernia in right 7(38.89%) and 8(40%) and in left side was 11(61.11%) and 12(60%). In assessing the condition of disease, it was found that ventral hernia was in 4(22.22%) and 5(25%), Umbilical hernia in 6(33.33%) and 6(30%), Epigastric hernia 8(44.44%) and 9(45%). The Mean and SD of Defect size of lesion 71.4�.1 and 76�.2.Conclusions:The above study showed that the e-TEP repair had shown promising results and was being widely accepted. It results less presence of co-morbidities and less complications when compared to IPOM repair.