Abdominal wall hernias are very commonly encountered surgical problems faced by general surgeons and have attracted surgical skills and expertise. Innumerable number of studies have been done with varying results by experts. In this medical college hospital we have taken up a prospective study of all the adult ventral abdominal hernias (excluding inguinal hernias) in relation to age and sex distribution, clinical presentation, risk factors, complications as well as their management protocol adopted in our institution.

Keywords: Ventral hernias; Prospective study.