Incisional Hernia (Scar Hernia): Or something else? Differential Diagnosis

Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99).

  • Rectus diastasis – separation of the straight abdominal muscles (Mm. recti abdominis) in the area of the linea alba (vertical suture of connective tissue in the middle of the abdomen; extends from the processus xiphoideus (lower part of the sternum) to the symphysis pubica (pubic symphysis)); DD scar hernia after median laparotomy (incision made longitudinally in the middle of the abdomen).