[Prophylaxis of postoperative abdominal hernia].

The problem of postoperative abdominal hernias is enlightened in a principally new way. The differences between hernia and hernial disease pathophysiology are adduced. Postoperative hernia is considered as a sign of a preexisting hernial disease, which may be prognosticated before the operation. The methods of calculation (before the operation) of the hernia occurrence risk are presented. The method of intraoperative prophylaxis of postoperative hernia occurrence was elaborated, the results of its application are adduced.