lateral umbilical fold


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lat·er·al um·bil·i·cal fold

[TA]
the ridge on the peritoneal surface of the anterior abdominal wall formed by the inferior epigastric vessels.
Synonym(s): plica epigastrica [TA], plica umbilicalis lateralis [TA], epigastric fold
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Intra-operative findings confirmed extensive haematoma within the lateral umbilical fold, tracking retroperitoneally to the contained rupture of the right internal iliac artery aneurysm.
Ruptured internal iliac artery aneurysm presenting as Cullen's sign
- Superiorly: Lateral umbilical folds (peritoneal thickening of inferior epigastric vessels),
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