peritoneal fossa/recess

Introduction

Depressions or pouches formed between various peritoneal folds.

Pathology

Sites of internal hernias

The location of a hernia in one of these fossae determines the type of hernia:

• Supravesical fossa
  • supravesical hernia
• Medial inguinal fossa
  • direct inguinal hernia
• Lateral inguinal fossa
  • indirect inguinal hernia

More general terms

• fossa

Component of

• abdominal wall