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. 2022 May 30;9:869731. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.869731

Figure 5.

Figure 5

CT image of the pelvis showing dissection during a total extraperitoneal hernioplasty (TEP). (A) The peritoneal sac is displaced and the space of Retzius dissected. (B) The space of Bogros is opened by cleaving the transversalis fascia. Note that the space of Bogros contains the spermatic vessels and tissues from the perirenal space enveloped by the urogenital fascia that extends from the abdomen into the pelvis.