title: Embryology, anatomy, and surgical applications of the preperitoneal space.
abstract: The preperitoneal space is presented from an embryologic, anatomic, and surgical standpoint in detail. Because this space is one of the most used areas for the repair of groin hernias, knowledge of its embryology and anatomy is essential.
authors.affiliation: Center for Surgical Anatomy, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Kingsnorth
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Skandalakis
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Colborn
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Weidman
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Skandalakis
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Skandalakis
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000196:embryology / Q000601:surgery*; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000196:embryology / Q000601:surgery*; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000196:embryology / Q000601:surgery*