Superficial inguinal ring
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Template:Infobox Anatomy In the aponeurosis of the external oblique, immediately above the crest of the pubis, is a triangular opening, the subcutaneous inguinal ring (superficial inguinal ring, external inguinal ring), formed by a separation of the fibers of the aponeurosis in this situation.
The subcutaneous inguinal ring is situated 1 centimeter above and lateral to the pubic tubercle. It has medial and lateral crura.
It is at the layer of the aponeurosis of the Obliquus externus abdominis.[1]
Clinical significance
The superficial ring is dilated in a condition called athletic pubalgia.
See also
References
- ↑ Kyung Won, PhD. Chung (2005). Gross Anatomy (Board Review). Hagerstwon, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 198. ISBN 0-7817-5309-0.
External links
- Template:SUNYAnatomyLabs - "Anterior Abdominal Wall: Borders of the Superficial Inguinal Ring"
- Template:SUNYAnatomyFigs - "The inguinal canal and derivation of the layers of the spermatic cord."
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