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Lateral inguinal fossa



Lateral inguinal fossa
Posterior view of the anterior abdominal wall in its lower half. The peritoneum is in place, and the various cords are shining through. (Lateral inguinal fossa labeled at center right.)
Inguinal fossae
Latin fossa inguinalis lateralis
Dorlands/Elsevier f_14/12376123

The lateral inguinal fossa is a structure described in human anatomy. It is a shallow concave stretch of peritoneum on the deep surface of the anterior abdominal wall and is best seen from the greater peritoneal cavity, looking anteriorly (as, for example, during laparoscopy).

Boundaries

It is bounded by the lateral umbilical fold (which contains the inferior epigastric artery), the medial umbilical fold (which contains the remnants of the fetal umbilical artery) and the inguinal ligament. Superiorly it is bounded by the lateral border of Rectus abdominis.

Clinical significance

It is a site of herniation for indirect inguinal hernia.

See also

  • Medial inguinal fossa
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Peritoneal ligaments, mesenteries, and folds
From ventral mesenteryLesser omentum: Hepatoduodenal ligament - Hepatogastric ligament
Liver: Coronary ligament (Left triangular ligament, Right triangular ligament, Hepatorenal ligament) - Falciform ligament (Round ligament of liver and Ligamentum venosum in it, but not of it)
From dorsal mesenteryGreater omentum: Gastrophrenic ligament - Gastrocolic ligament - Gastrosplenic ligament
Mesentery: Transverse mesocolon - Sigmoid mesocolon - Mesoappendix - Root of the mesentery
Splenorenal ligament - Phrenicocolic ligament
Uterus/ovariesBroad ligament of the uterus (Mesovarium, Mesosalpinx, Mesometrium) - Ovarian ligament - Suspensory ligament of the ovary
FoldsUmbilical folds (Supravesical fossa, Medial inguinal fossa, Lateral inguinal fossa) - Ileocecal fold - Rectouterine folds
RecessesRectouterine pouch - Vesicouterine excavation - Rectovesical excavation - Pararectal fossa - Paravesical fossa
Peritoneal cavityGreater sac - Lesser sac - Foramen of Winslow
 
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