Abdominal Wall Hernias Flashcards
Majority of all abdominal wall hernias are found in the ____
groin
majority of groin hernias are located in the
inguinal canal
What are the layer of the abdominal wall (anterior to posterior)
Skin Camper (Superficial fatty), Scarpa (Deep Membranous), Gallaudet (External oblique fascia) Internal Oblique fascia Transversus abdominis Transversalis fascia Properitoneal space and fat Parietal peritoneum
What are the layers of the scrotum?
SkIn Dartos Colles External spermatic fascia Cremasteric fascia Does not reach the scrotum Internal spermatic fascia Properitoneal space and fat Tunica vaginalis
The superficial fatty layer is the ____ muscle of the scrotum
Superficial fatty (camper) : dartos
The colles fascia is equivalent to the _____ in the abdominal wall
Scarpas
Deep Membranous (scarpa) : Colles
Gallaudet fascia is also the ____ in the scrotum
external spermatic fascia
The tunica vaginalis is equivalent of ___ in the abdomen
parietal peritoneum
This layer of the abdominal wall does not reach the scrotum
transversus abdominis
This is equivalent of the transversalis fascia in the in the internal spermatic fascia
transversalis fascia
What is the length of the inguinal canal?
4-6 cm in length
What are the walls of the inguinal canal?
Anterior: External oblique aponeurosis
Posterior: Medial - Conjoint, Lateral - transversalis fascia and TA muscle
Lateral: Internal oblique
Medial: Conjoint tendon
Superior: arching fibers of IO and TA muscles
Inferior: Inguinal and lacunal ligamnet
This lies immediately above and medial to the pubic tubercle; triangular opening
superficial inguinal ring
located between the pubic tubercle and the anterior superior iliac spine
deep inguinal ring
Contents of the femoral sheath
- Femoral artery
- Femoral vein
- Lymphatics
The inguinal ligament is also called
Poupart’s ligament
the conjoint tendon is composed of _____
Internal Oblique
Transversus Abdominis
[true/false]
the spermatic cord passes through the inguinal canal
true
What are the contents of the spermatic cord?
3 fasciae: external, cremasteric, internal spermatic fascia
3 arteries: testicular, cremasteric, vas deferens
3 veins: pampiniform, cremasteric, deferential
3 nerve: autonomic, genital branch of genitofemoral nerve, ilioinguinal nerve
Vas deferens
Lymphatics
the lacunar ligament under the inguinal ligament is called
Giembernat’s
the nerve inside the triangle of doom
Genital branch of genitofemoral nerve
the arteries and veinsinside the triangle of doom
iliac artery and vein
gonadal vessels
the medial border of the triangle of doom is
ductus deferens
What are the borders of the triangle of pain
Inferolateral: iliopubic
Lateral: peritoneum
Superomedial: gonadal vessels
What are the arteries and veins containing the triangle of pain
deep circumflex iliac artery and vein
What are the nerve inside the triangle of pain
Femoral nerve
Femoral branch of the genitofemoral nerve
anterior cutaneous nerve
lateral femoral cutaneous nerve
the circle of death is composed of these arteries
- External iliac arteries (from common iliac)
- Internal iliac arteries (from common iliac)
- obturator artery
- Aberrant artery
- Inferior epigastric
[sphincter/shutter action]
Tranversalis fascia
sphincter action
[sphincter/shutter action]
Transversus abdominis and internal oblique muscles
shutter action
This forms a sling that closes the internal ring under the muscular edge of the internal oblique muscle by contraction fo the transversus abdominis muscle. This acts as a sphincter.
transversalis fascia