Osmosis from Elsevier - The inguinal canal lies between the muscles of the anterior abdominal wall. The canal is bound superiorly by the internal oblique and transversus abdominis muscles,anteriorly by the external
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Evaluation of hernia of the male inguinal canal: sonographic method - Jansen - 2018 - Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences - Wiley Online Library
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