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Inguinal triangle

Inguinal triangle

Region of the abdominal wall in humans

In human anatomy, the inguinal triangle is a region of the abdominal wall. It is also known by the eponym Hesselbach's triangle, after Franz Kaspar Hesselbach.

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Structure

It is defined by the following structures:

This can be remembered by the mnemonic RIP (Rectus sheath (medial), Inferior epigastric artery (lateral), Poupart's ligament (inguinal ligament, inferior).

Clinical significance

The inguinal triangle contains a depression referred to as the medial inguinal fossa, through which direct inguinal hernias protrude through the abdominal wall.[3]

History

The inguinal triangle is also known as Hesselbach's triangle, after Franz Kaspar Hesselbach.[2]

See also

References

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    Courtney M. Townsend Jr., MD, R. Daniel Beauchamp, MD, B. Mark Evers, MD and Kenneth L. Mattox, MD (2008). "Ch.43". Sabiston Textbook of Surgery (18th ed.). Elsevier. ISBN 978-1-4160-5233-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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    Cureton, Elizabeth L.; Ereso, Alexander Q.; Victorino, Gregory P. (2009-01-01), Harken, Alden H.; Moore, Ernest E. (eds.), "Chapter 55 - Inguinal Hernia", Abernathy's Surgical Secrets (Sixth Edition), Philadelphia: Mosby, pp. 269–276, ISBN 978-0-323-05711-0, retrieved 2021-01-23
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    MedNote. Red Anatomy. URL: http://www.mednote.co.kr/Rednote/RedAnatom.htm Archived 2006-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed December 15, 2005.
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