TY - JOUR
TI - The surface landmarks of the abdominal wall: A plea for standardization
AU - Cirocchi, R.
AU - Boselli, C.
AU - Renzi, C.
AU - Corsi, A.
AU - Cagini, L.
AU - Boccolini, A.
AU - Noya, G.
AU - Fingerhut, A.
JO - Archives of Medical Science
PY - 2014
VL - 10
TODO - 3
SP - 566-569
PB - Termedia Publishing House Ltd.
SN - null
TODO - 10.5114/aoms.2014.43749
TODO - abdominal wall;  anatomic landmark;  article;  human;  nomenclature;  peritoneal cavity;  publication;  scientific literature;  screening;  standardization;  surgical anatomy;  systematic review;  umbilicus
TODO - Despite centuries of anatomical studies, controversies and contradictions still exist in the literature regarding the definition, anatomical terminology and the limits of the abdominal wall. We conducted a systematic research of books published from 1901 until December 2012 in Google Books. After the index screening, 16 remaining books were further assessed for eligibility. We decided to exclude journals. The aim of the study was to focus on surface landmarks and borders of the abdominal cavity. After this revision of the literature, we propose that the surface landmarks of the abdominal wall should be standardized. © 2014 Termedia and Banach.
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