Medial inguinal fossa

Last revised by Tom Foster on 27 Jul 2022

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Citation:

Yee J, Foster T, Medial inguinal fossa. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 20 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-44424

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-44424

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/44424

rID:

44424

Article created:

21 Apr 2016, Juliana K. Yee

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Juliana K. Yee had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

27 Jul 2022, Tom Foster ◉

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Systems:

Gastrointestinal, Urogenital

Sections:

Anatomy

Synonyms:

medial fossae

The medial inguinal fossae are concave depressions of peritoneum in the paravesical space bounded by the medial umbilical folds and the lateral umbilical folds. The fossae are contained within the inguinal (Hesselbach’s) triangle. The right medial inguinal fossa typically partially contains the cecum and/or ileum and the left medial inguinal fossa partially contains the sigmoid colon. These abdominal structures can be displaced by ascites.

The medial inguinal fossa is the origin of most direct inguinal hernias.