Anterior Abdominal Wall Flashcards
Innervation
Ventral Rami T5-L1, Thoracoabdominal nerves (T7-T11), Lateral (Thoracic) cutaneous branches ( T7-T9 or T10), Subcostal nerve T12, Iliohypogastric (sup) and Ilioinguinal (inferior)
Blood Supply
Superior epigastric Inferior epigastric Deep circumflex iliac Musculophrenic Post. intercostal Subcostal Lumbar
Branch of internal thoracic/ mammary artery and supplies superior part of rectus abdominis
Superior epigastric
Arises from the external iliac artery and supplies inferior part of rectus abdominis
Inferior epigastric
Venous drainage is via
accompanying veins
Where does the superficial epigastric vein and lateral thoracic vein anastomoses?
Thoraco-epigastric vein
Superficial and deep anastomoses are important for
collateral circulation
What veins end in the greater saphenous vein of the lower limb?
Three superficial inguinal vens
Lymphatic system
Superior:
above umbilicus: axillary or cervical nodes
below umbilicus: superficial inguinal nodes
Deep:
drain to external iliac nodes, common iliac nodes, lumbar (para-aortic) nodes..reaches the cisterna chylii and thoracic duct
Area of inherent weakness
inguinal area
common site of herniation
inguinal area
Inguinal trigone and its borders
Hesselbach’s Triangle
Superior: inferior epigastric artery
Medial: lateral border of rectus abdominis
Inferior: inguinal ligament
Usually opened when performing operations involving hernias
inguinal canal
Borders of inguinal canal
Anterior: external oblique aponeurosis
Posterior: transversalis fascia
Roof: internal oblique and transversus abdominis
Floor: inguinal ligament
Contents of inguinal canal
spermatic cord (part of which is vas deferens)
round lig of uterus
ilioinguinal nerve from L1 ventral ramus
Congenital Hernia
Indirect Hernia
due to presence of serous processus vaginalis
laterla to internal epigastric
CIL
Acquired Hernia
Direct Hernia
due chronic cough and prostatic problems and to weaking of the muscles of the inguinal canal
Medial to internal epigatric
DAM
Remnant of the urachus (what is urachus)
Median umbilical fold
Urachus is the communication between the urinary bladder and the amniotic sac