TITLE:
The Groin Physiology Revisited
AUTHORS:
Ljubomir Kovachev, Pencho Tonchev
KEYWORDS:
Inguinal Hernia, Inguinal Canal, Groin Physiology
JOURNAL NAME:
International Journal of Clinical Medicine,
Vol.5 No.13,
July
15,
2014
ABSTRACT: The purpose is to
contribute new information to the existing body of knowledge of the physiology
of the groin. In a prospective ultrasonographic study, after an informed
consent, 10 men and 10 women who were intact in the groin areas of surgery or
relevant disease were involved. For a comparison, additional groups of 5 men
and 5 women with abdominal wall hernias, but with no groin hernias, and other 5
men with inguinal hernias were included. The distal descent of the internal
oblique muscle during the Valsalva’s manoeuvre in men was 0.8 cm ± 0.1 and in
women it was 0.3 cm ± 0.1 (p