Management of Patients with Hernia or Incisional Hernia Undergoing Surgery for Morbid Obesity

Table 2

Characteristics of the patients with hernia or incisional hernia.

Number of patients	41
Mean age (years)	45 (22–63)
Male/Female	6/35
Weight (Kg)	134 (95–175)
BMI (Kg/m^2)	48 (32–55)
Groups of treatment:
Hernias repared before ORYBBP or LRYGB	10 (24,4%)
Primary repair without mesh	6 (14,6%)
Primary repair with mesh	3 (7,3%)
Deferred treatment of the hernia or incisional hernia	17 (41,5%)
Hernia was desincarcerated for technical problems but not repaired	5 (12,2%)
Type or location of hernia:
Incisional hernia	8 (19,5%)
Recurrent incisional	8 (19,5%)
Umbilical	21 (51,2%)
Recurrent umbilical	2 (4,9%)
Epigastric	2 (4,9%)