Triangle of doom (medially) | Triangle of pain (laterally) | |
Medial boundary | Vas / Ductus deferens (Vasa deferentia) | Gonadal vessels (testicular artery & vein) |
Lateral boundary | Gonadal vessels (testicular artery & vein) | X |
Superior boundary | X | ilio pubic tract |
Inferior boundary | Peritoneum reflection | Peritoneum reflection |
Content | • Femoral nerve • Genital branch of genitofemoral nerve • External iliac vessel • Deep circumflex iliac vein | 4 nerves from medial to lateral- • Femoral nerve • Femoral branch of genitofemoral nerve • Anterior femoral cutaneous nerve • Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve |
NOTE: Pain is related to nerves, so in the content of the triangle of pain, we study nerves.
Trapezoid of disaster = Triangle of doom (medially) + Triangle of pain (laterally)