REVIEWS OF COMPLICATIONS AND TREATMENT TACTICS FOR EXTERNAL HERNIAS OF THE ANTERIOR ABDOMINAL WALL Abdullayev S.A., Saydullayev Z.Ya. Samarkand State Medical University, Republic of Uzbekistan https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13891804 Abstract: In recent years, about 5% of the world's population is herniated. After the operation of inguinal, umbilical, and femoral hernias, relapses are 5-12% or more. The specific weight of postoperative hernias of the anterior abdominal wall is growing every year and their relapses currently account for 20-30% of all operations on the abdominal organs. The number of complications increases, especially postoperative hernias of the anterior abdominal wall among the elderly and senile. In this regard, the issues of individual approach to the tactics of surgical treatment, taking into account possible diagnostic data, and improvement of the surgical method of anterior abdominal wall plasty remain relevant today. Keywords: hernias, abdominal wall, old age, complications.