| Grade D | Symptomatic ventral and incisional hernias should be treated surgically. |
| Grade D | The laparoscopic technique for ventral and incisional hernias should preferably be reserved for defect sizes smaller than 10 cm in diameter. |
| Grade D | The laparoscopic technique for ventral and incisional hernia repair can be used even for patients advanced in age. |
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