Hesselbach triangle
The Hesselbach triangle ( Latin : Trigonum Hesselbachii ), named after Franz Kaspar Hesselbach , (1759-1816, German surgeon and anatomist in Würzburg), is an anatomical structure in the groin region in the area of the medial inguinal fossa .
Limitations
The Hesselbach triangle is bounded by the following anatomical structures
- towards the tail (caudal) through the inguinal ligament
- laterally (lateral) and headward (cranial) through the inferior epigastric artery and vein
- towards the middle (medial) through the rectus abdominis muscle
Clinical relevance
In the area of the Hesselbach triangle, the so-called direct hernias occur through the abdominal wall .
literature
- Volker Schumpelick: Hernias . Georg Thieme, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 978-3-13-117364-5 , p. 19 .