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The '''Pirogov triangle''' (also '''Piragoff's triangle''') is an area in the human neck formed by the intermediate tendon of the [[digastric muscle]], the posterior border of the [[mylohyoid muscle]], and the [[hypoglossal nerve]]. The triangle was named after Russian surgeon and scientist [[Nikolay Ivanovich Pirogov|Nikolay Pirogov]] who performed a first description of that anatomic area of the neck.<ref name="tubbs">{{cite journal |vauthors=Tubbs RS, Rasmussen M, Loukas M, Shoja MM, Cohen-Gadol AA |title= Three nearly forgotten anatomical triangles of the neck: triangles of Beclard, Lesser and Pirogoff and their potential applications in surgical dissection of the neck |journal=Surg Radiol Anat |volume=1 |issue= 33|pages=53–57 |year=2011 |pmid=20623121 |doi=10.1007/s00276-010-0697-2 |issue=1}}</ref> The [[lingual artery]] can be found in the Pirogov triangle underneath the fibers of the [[hyoglossus]] muscle.

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