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01-04-2016 | Original Article

Morphometric variability of pyramidalis muscle and its clinical significance

Authors: Konstantinos Natsis, Maria Piagkou, Elpida Repousi, Stylianos Apostolidis, Evangelos Kotsiomitis, Konstantinos Apostolou, Panajiotis Skandalakis

Published in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy | Issue 3/2016

Abstract

Purpose

The goal of the study is to analyze the morphometric diversity of the pyramidalis muscle (PM) and to evaluate how it is affected by gender and side of occurrence.

Materials and methods

Ninety-six (50 male and 46 female) formalin-embalmed Greek cadavers were dissected.

Results

The PM was present in 93.8 %, usually bilaterally (79.2 %) than unilaterally (14.6 %) (p = 0.003) and more frequently in females (91.3 %) than in males (68 %) (p = 0.0001). Side symmetry was detected. The mean length of PM in males and females was 8.37 ± 2.80 and 6.18 ± 1.64 cm on the right and 7.50 ± 2.66 and 6.56 ± 1.68 cm on the left side. Male predominance existed on the right and left-sided PM lengths (p = 0.0001 and p = 0.054). The mean width of the right-sided PMs in males and females was 1.61 ± 0.55 and 1.50 ± 0.44 cm and the left-sided 1.56 ± 0.53 and 1.55 ± 0.38 cm without gender dimorphism. The positive correlation between the PM length and width indicates a symmetrical muscle augmentation on the two dimensions.

Conclusions

The study demonstrates that the PM is almost constant in Greeks. Among populations the muscle morphometric variability, its clinical significance and its variable uses will help surgeons when intervening in the lower abdominal wall.

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Title: Morphometric variability of pyramidalis muscle and its clinical significance
Authors: Konstantinos Natsis
Maria Piagkou
Elpida Repousi
Stylianos Apostolidis
Evangelos Kotsiomitis
Konstantinos Apostolou
Panajiotis Skandalakis
Publication date: 01-04-2016
Publisher: Springer Paris
Published in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy / Issue 3/2016
Print ISSN: 0930-1038
Electronic ISSN: 1279-8517
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-015-1550-4

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Materials and methods

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