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General Features
Site: Epigastric and umbilical region.
Length: 10 inches (25 cm or 12 finger
breadth).
Shape: C-shaped.
Parts: 1st (2 inches), 2nd (3 inches(, 3rd part
(4 inches) & 4th part (1 inch).
Peritoneal coverings: 1st inch like stomach
while the rest is retroperitoneal.