| Level 1 | Mesh placement via NOTES is technically feasible but has a high infection rate |
| Level 4 | The risk of infection is much higher than in open or laparoscopic transabdominal ventral hernia repair |
| The vaginal wall seems to be a safer entry site compared to the gastric wall |
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