Question

In order to reduce a hernia (return it to the abdominal cavity), a surgeon finds it necessary to ligate an artery in the extraperitoneal connective tissue (preperitoneal fat) running vertically just medial to the bowel as the bowel passes through the abdominal wall. This artery is the:A. Deep circumflex iliacB. Inferior epigastricC. Superficial circumflex iliacD. Superficial epigastricE. Superficial external pudendal

Answer 1

B) inferior epigastric

Step-by-step explanation:

Inferior epigastric

It is present in the fat of the preperitoneal . It lies superficially to peritoneum and make the lateral umbilical fold .

Hernias can pass medial or lateral to these vessels .

In case the Hernia and vessels both are lateral , then it is the indirect inguinal hernia .

And , if the hernia and the vessels are medial , then it is the direct inguinal hernia .