Topical issues of treatment of diastasis rectus abdominal muscles in combination with hernias of the anterior abdominal wall

Introduction. In recent years, more and more references to diastasis recti abdominis muscles (DRAM) and the problems associated with it have appeared in the medical literature. If earlier it was believed that diastasis is just an aesthetic problem, now there are already publications that say that diastasis significantly reduces the quality of life of patients and is a risk factor for hernias of the anterior abdominal wall. In connection with the actualization of the problem, the surgical activity in this pathology has also increased, which requires a thorough study of the concept of DRAM.Te purpose of this work is to analyze the current problems associated with DRAM and its surgical correction.Materials and methods. Conducted a search and analysis of literature sources by keywords in the international abstract database PubMed.gov, as well as the Russian RSCI system over the past 10 years, was carried out. More than 30 scientifc publications have been studied.Results. A number of studies were analyzed, in which a total of 821 patients were operated on with various minimally invasive techniques and various statistical data were obtained.Conclusions. Minimally invasive methods for the treatment of diastasis recti abdominis muscles in combination with various ventral hernias have well-known advantages over traditional open ones and should be the method of choice when deciding on the surgical treatment of this group of patients.