Triangle of doom and pain

Triangle of doom (medially)

Boundaries 

Triangle of pain (laterally)

Vas / Ductus deferens

(Vasa deferentia)

Medial 

Gonadal vessels

(testicular artery & vein)

Gonadal vessels

(testicular artery & vein)

Lateral 

-

-

Superior 

ilio pubic tract

Peritoneum reflection 

Inferior

Peritoneum reflection

• Femoral nerve 

• Genital branch of

genitofemoral nerve

• External iliac vessel

• Deep circumflex

iliac vein

Content

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)

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