(diastasis recti)
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  • Multiple Trocar-Site Hernias Following Robot-Assisted Incisional Hernia Repair: A Case Report. [Case Reports]
    Cureus. 2026 Jun; 18(6):e111237.Tucker ZJ, Boardman JC
  • Trocar-site hernia (TSH) is a recognized complication of minimally invasive surgery. Current guidelines suggest fascial closure for trocar sites of 10 mm or larger. However, there is limited evidence regarding the necessity of fascial closure for 8-mm trocar sites. The occurrence of multiple TSHs in a single patient following robot-assisted surgery has not been well documented. We present a rare …
  • Rectus diastasis is not a single entity: phenotype-specific controversies in surgical management. [Review]
    Hernia. 2026 Jul 14; 30(1).Joshi K, Pillai GM, Coomaraswamy WH
  • CONCLUSIONS: The central unresolved controversy is not which technique is best for RD in general, but which technique is best for which phenotype and treatment goal. Future studies should stratify patients by sex, parity, tissue compliance, diastasis width, hernia status, skin-adipose excess, body mass index or weight-loss history, and functional versus aesthetic indication.
  • Concomitant Abdominoplasty and Repair of Midline Abdominal Wall Defects. [Journal Article]
    Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2026 Jun 30. [Online ahead of print]Tsoti SM, Vasilaki I, Foustanos AAP
  • CONCLUSIONS: This combined approach allows for durable anatomical and aesthetic correction of abdominal wall defects without prosthetic materials. The long-term outcomes presented support the safety, effectiveness, and reproducibility of the technique in appropriately selected patients.
  • When Does Rectus Diastasis Worsen the Most? A Pregnancy-Order Analysis of Midline Fascial Failure. [Journal Article]
    Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2026 Aug; 50(15):6497-6511.Bruno A, Foti RAP
  • CONCLUSIONS: DRA progression does not follow a linear cumulative model. For most women, the second pregnancy represents the major biomechanical stress event responsible for the greatest fascial deterioration, after which midline widening tends to stabilize. However, patients exposed to high intra-abdominal pressure loads may continue to worsen in later pregnancies. Recognition of these trajectory patterns is valuable for surgical counseling, timing of abdominal wall repair, and risk assessment for recurrence.