Espiral Atlas
Anatomical regionAbdomen

Inguinal canal

canalis inguinalis

An oblique passage of about 4 cm, directed inferomedially through the lower part of the anterolateral abdominal wall, parallel and superior to the medial half of the inguinal ligament.

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  • Inguinal hernia

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