Surgical procedure

All

N = 45

p value

Pre-peritoneal mesh through CS incision

Infra or supra umbilical incision during CS

Infra or supra umbilical incision later

N = 15

N = 15

N = 15

Age, year

25y

3 (20.0%)

2 (13.3%)

1 (6.7%)

6 (13.3%)

0.938

30y

7 (46.7%)

8 (53.3%)

9 (60.0%)

24 (53.3%)

33y

3 (20.0%)

2 (13.3%)

2 (13.3%)

7 (15.6%)

35y

2 (13.3%)

3 (20.0%)

3 (20.0%)

8 (17.8%)

Location of the umbilical hernia

Infra-umbilical

6 (40.0%)

8 (53.3%)

8 (53.3%)

22 (48.9%)

0.701

Supra-umbilical

9 (60.0%)

7 (46.7%)

7 (46.7%)

23 (51.1%)

Skin incision

No new skin incision

15 (100.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

15 (33.3%)

<0.001

Infra-umbilical

0 (0.0%)

8 (53.3%)

8 (53.3%)

16 (35.6%)

Supra-umbilical

0 (0.0%)

7 (46.7%)

7 (46.7%)

14 (31.1%)

Umbilical ischemia

0 (0.0%)

4 (26.7%)

2 (13.3%)

6 (13.3%)

0.099

Surgical operative time (min)

30

10 (66.7%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

10 (22.2%)

<0.001

45

5 (33.3%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

5 (11.1%)

60

0 (0.0%)

9 (60.0%)

9 (60.0%)

18 (40.0%)

90

0 (0.0%)

3 (20.0%)

3 (20.0%)

6 (13.3%)

120

0 (0.0%)

3 (20.0%)

3 (20.0%)

6 (13.3%)

Location of the mesh

Sublay

15 (100.0%)

6 (40.0%)

4 (26.7%)

25 (55.6%)

<0.001

Onlay

0 (0.0%)

9 (60.0%)

11 (73.3%)

20 (44.4%)

Use of drains

0 (0.0%)

15 (100.0%)

15 (100.0%)

30 (66.7%)

<0.001

Financial over load

0 (0.0%)

15 (100.0%)

15 (100.0%)

30 (66.7%)

<0.001

Clinical satisfaction

15 (100.0%)

7 (46.7%)

7 (46.7%)

29 (64.4%)

0.002

Cosmetic satisfaction

15 (100.0%)

7 (46.7%)

7 (46.7%)

29 (64.4%)

0.002

Duration of hospital stay, Days

1

13 (86.7%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

13 (28.9%)

<0.001

2

0 (0.0%)

1 (6.7%)

1 (6.7%)

2 (4.4%)

3

0 (0.0%)

6 (40.0%)

6 (40.0%)

12 (26.7%)

4

2 (13.3%)

4 (26.7%)

4 (26.7%)

10 (22.2%)

5

0 (0.0%)

4 (26.7%)

4 (26.7%)

8 (17.8%)