Abdominal fascia

Abdominal fascia refers to the various types of fascia found in the abdominal region.

It can be involved in certain forms of breast reconstruction.^[1]

References

^ Boehmler, J. H.; Butler, C. E.; Ensor, J.; Kronowitz, S. J. (2009). "Outcomes of Various Techniques of Abdominal Fascia Closure after TRAM Flap Breast Reconstruction". Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 123 (3): 773–781. doi:10.1097/PRS.0b013e318199ef4f. PMID 19319039. edit

Anterior/
lateral

Muscle	Abdominal external oblique · Transversus abdominis/Conjoint tendon · Rectus sheath (rectus abdominis, pyramidalis) · Arcuate line · Tendinous intersection Cremaster · Abdominal internal oblique

Fascia	Fascia/abdominal fascia: panniculus adiposus (Fascia of Camper) · stratum membranosum (Fascia of Scarpa) · Transversalis fascia (Interfoveolar ligament) Linea alba · Linea semilunaris · Inguinal triangle Inguinal canal (Deep inguinal ring, Superficial inguinal ring, Intercrural fibers, Crura of superficial inguinal ring) Inguinal ligament (Pectineal ligament, Lacunar ligament, Reflected ligament)

Posterior

Muscle	quadratus lumborum · psoas major/psoas minor · iliacus

Fascia	iliopsoas fascia (Iliac fascia/Iliopectineal arch)

Muscle	levator ani (iliococcygeus, pubococcygeus, puborectalis) · coccygeus

Fascia	fascia/pelvic fascia visceral (Rectovaginal fascia, Rectoprostatic fascia) · parietal (Obturator fascia/Tendinous arch, Piriformis fascia) floor/diaphragm: Superior fascia of pelvic diaphragm (Pubovesical ligament, Puboprostatic ligament) · Inferior fascia of pelvic diaphragm Anococcygeal body

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