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Fig. 3

From: Laparoscopic repair of sciatic hernia recognizing the ureterohypogastric nerve fascia and vesicohypogastric fascia: a case report

Fig. 3

Diagram indicating the anatomy around the sciatic foramen. The greater sciatic foramen is formed by the great ischial notch, sacrospinous ligament, and sacrotuberous ligament. The greater sciatic foramen is further divided by the piriformis muscle into the suprapiriform and infrapiriform foramina. The lesser sciatic foramen is formed by the sacrospinous ligament, sacrotuberous ligament, and lesser sciatic notch. The single asterisk shows the suprapiriform foramen, and the double asterisk shows the infrapiriform foramen

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