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Surgical Anatomy of the Anterolateral and Posterior Abdominal Walls and Points of Weakness

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The term anterolateral abdominal wall refers to all of the layered structures covering the abdomen. This wall occupies a hexagonal area limited by the following structures: above, by the angle of the xiphoid process, chondrocostal margin, and cartilage of the two lowermost ribs; laterally, by the midaxillary line; below, by the anterior part of the pelvic skeleton and pubic symphysis.

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Neidhardt, J.P.H. (1987). Surgical Anatomy of the Anterolateral and Posterior Abdominal Walls and Points of Weakness. In: Chevrel, J.P. (eds) Surgery of the Abdominal Wall. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-10164-3_1

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