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Surgical Anatomy of Transversus Abdominis Muscle for Transversus Abdominis Release: A CT-Based Study in Three Patient Groups

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Background

The anatomy of the transversus abdominis muscle and its aponeurosis is important in transversus abdominis release surgery. We studied the CT anatomy of the transversus abdominis muscle medial to the linea semilunaris at different levels in the abdomen and measured the thickness of this muscle.

Methods

In this retrospective study, we analysed 150 abdominal computed tomography at L1, L3, and L5 vertebral levels corresponding to subxiphoid, umbilical, and suprapubic regions, respectively. The patients were divided into three groups based on age and sex: women aged 15–20 years (nulliparous), women aged 30–60 years (multiparous), and men aged 15–60 years, with each group having 50 patients. We compared the thickness of the TA muscle at the L1 level between men and women and between nulliparous and multiparous women.

Results

Transversus abdominis muscle was consistently present medial to the linea semilunaris at L1 vertebral level in the subxiphoid region (150/150). At the L3 vertebral level in the mid-abdomen, only eight patients had the transversus abdominis muscle there (8/150, 5%). At the L5 vertebral level in the suprapubic region, no patient had the transversus abdominis muscle medial to the linea semilunaris. The mean thickness of the transversus abdominis muscle at the L1 level was 3.4 mm, and at the L3 level, it was 1.6 mm. There was no statistically significant difference in the transversus abdominis muscle thickness between the men and women; however, a significant difference was found between the nulliparous and multiparous women, with thinner TA muscle in later.

Conclusion

There is good transversus abdominis muscle bulk medial to the linea semilunaris for doing transversus abdominis muscle division in the upper abdomen. However, as we move towards the mid-abdomen, we have TA aponeurosis or rarely TA muscle of little bulk.

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  1. Department of Surgery, J N Medical College, AMU, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, 202002, India

    Md Yusuf Afaque

  2. Department of Radiodiagnosis, J N Medical College, AMU, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, 202002, India

    Syed Mohammad Danish Qaseem & Mudasir Ashraf Shah

  3. Department of Surgery, J N Medical College, AMU, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, 202002, India

    Maikal Kujur, Atia Zaka Ur Rab & Syed Amjad Ali Rizvi

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Afaque, M.Y., Qaseem, S.M.D., Shah, M.A. et al. Surgical Anatomy of Transversus Abdominis Muscle for Transversus Abdominis Release: A CT-Based Study in Three Patient Groups. World J Surg 47, 2718–2723 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-023-07163-6

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