A ventral hernia occurs when there is a protrusion of the intestine or other tissues through a weakness in the abdominal wall. It can appear on the abdominal wall at any location.
The three specific ventral hernias are incisional, umbilical (belly button), and epigastric (stomach) hernia. Incisional hernias are formed at the healed site of past surgical incisions. In this type of hernia, the…