In
human anatomy, the inguinal triangle is a region of the
abdominal wall
In anatomy, the abdominal wall represents the boundaries of the abdominal cavity. The abdominal wall is split into the anterolateral and posterior walls.
There is a common set of layers covering and forming all the walls: the deepest being the ...
. It is also known by the
eponym
An eponym is a person, a place, or a thing after whom or which someone or something is, or is believed to be, named. The adjectives which are derived from the word eponym include ''eponymous'' and ''eponymic''.
Usage of the word
The term ''epon ...
Hesselbach's triangle, after
Franz Kaspar Hesselbach.
Structure
It is defined by the following structures:
* Medial border:
Lateral margin of the rectus sheath.
* Superolateral border:
Inferior epigastric vessel
In human anatomy, inferior epigastric vessels refers to the inferior epigastric artery and inferior epigastric vein.
See also
*Terms for anatomical location
*Hesselbach's triangle
In human anatomy, the inguinal triangle is a region of the abd ...
s.
* Inferior border:
Inguinal ligament.
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
The medial inguinal fossa is a depression located within the inguinal triangle on the peritoneal surface of the anterior abdominal wall between the ridges formed by the lateral umbilical fold and the medial umbilical ligament, corresponding to the ...
, through which
direct inguinal hernia
An inguinal hernia is a hernia (protrusion) of abdominal-cavity contents through the inguinal canal. Symptoms, which may include pain or discomfort especially with or following coughing, exercise, or bowel movements, are absent in about a third ...
s protrude through the
abdominal
The abdomen (colloquially called the belly, tummy, midriff, tucky or stomach) is the part of the body between the thorax (chest) and pelvis, in humans and in other vertebrates. The abdomen is the front part of the abdominal segment of the torso ...
wall.
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History
The inguinal triangle is also known as Hesselbach's triangle, after
Franz Kaspar Hesselbach.
See also
*
Terms for anatomical location
Standard anatomical terms of location are used to unambiguously describe the anatomy of animals, including humans. The terms, typically derived from Latin or Greek roots, describe something in its standard anatomical position. This position pro ...
*
Inguinal hernia surgery
Inguinal hernia surgery is an operation to repair a weakness in the abdominal wall that abnormally allows abdominal contents to slip into a narrow tube called the inguinal canal in the groin region.
There are two different clusters of hernia: g ...
References
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Medical mnemonics