"Abdominal Wall" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The outer margins of the ABDOMEN, extending from the osteocartilaginous thoracic cage to the PELVIS. Though its major part is muscular, the abdominal wall consists of at least seven layers: the SKIN, subcutaneous fat, deep FASCIA; ABDOMINAL MUSCLES, transversalis fascia, extraperitoneal fat, and the parietal PERITONEUM.
| Descriptor ID |
D034861
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.923.047.050
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Abdominal Wall" by people in Profiles.
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Correa-Rivas MS, Matos-Llovet I, Garc?a-Fragoso L. Pentalogy of Cantrell: a case report with pathologic findings. Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2004 Nov-Dec; 7(6):649-52.