Functional closure of the femoral canal
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N. M. Wilson
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Article
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1990
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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have shown that raised intra-abdominal pressure increases the diameter of the external iliac vein deep to the inguinal ligament. They have concluded that this effect is dependent on there being a competent valve in the upper region of the femoral vein and that the occlusion of the femoral canal thus