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A COMPARATIVE CROSS- SECTIONAL STUDY BETWEEN THE USE OF VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL SKIN INCISIONS DURING UMBILICAL AND PARAUMBILICAL HERNIA REPAIR IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

One of the most underrated aspects of surgical procedure is the very placement of skin incisions. Several
factors inuence the post-operative morbidity, outcome and satisfaction of a patient. One such being the
very placement of a skin incision by the surgeon. Even though the trend nowadays is to opt for laparoscopic and mini-incision
surgery, the rst and basic rule in surgery is to have an incision that will be comfortable for the surgeon and provide adequate
access to the area of pathology. The purpose of this study is to compare vertical and horizontal skin incisions during umbilical
and paraumbilical hernia repair that makes the surgical technique and post-operative outcome much more favorable. In this
study, we compare the intraoperative difculty, post operative wound healing and morbidity between these two techniques.