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Inguinal triangle

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This can be remembered by the mnemonic RIP (Rectus sheath (medial), Inferior epigastric artery (lateral), Poupart's ligament (inguinal ligament, inferior).
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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".
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The inguinal triangle is also known as Hesselbach's triangle, after
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The inguinal triangle contains a depression referred to as the
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is labeled in green. The three surrounding structures:
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Index

Hesselbach's triangle

inguinal
inferior epigastric vessels
inguinal ligament
rectus abdominis muscle

inguinal aponeurotic falx
Latin
TA98
A10.1.02.433
TA2
3795
FMA
256506
Anatomical terminology
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human anatomy
abdominal wall
eponym
Franz Kaspar Hesselbach
Lateral margin of the rectus sheath
Inferior epigastric vessels
Inguinal ligament
medial inguinal fossa
direct inguinal hernias
abdominal
Franz Kaspar Hesselbach
Terms for anatomical location
Inguinal hernia surgery

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