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. 2023 Jun 29;21:100691. doi: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2023.100691

Table 1.

The classification of abdominal wall hernias.

Classification Localization Size
Primary Abdominal Wall Hernia Midline Epigastric Diameter Small: <2 ​cm; Medium: ≥2–4 ​cm; Large: ≥4 ​cm
Umbilical
Lateral Spigelian
Lumbar
Incisional Abdominal Wall Hernia Midline Subxiphoidal Width W1:< 4 ​cm; W2: ≥4–10 ​cm; W3: ≥10 ​cm
Epigastric
Umbilical
Infraumbilical
Suprapubic
Lateral Subcostal
Flank
Iliac
Lumbar