More than 350,000 ventral hernias are repaired annually in the United States. Currently, there is significant variation in all aspects of ventral hernia management, from preoperative patient selection to postoperative care. Herein, we detail our perioperative evaluation and management of patients selected for laparoscopic ventral hernia and our surgical technique for the performance of laparoscopic ventral hernia repair.
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