Inguinal canal

Inguinal canal , canalis Inguinalis , Has the appearance of a gap in the lower abdominal wall. It contains in men a spermatic cord, funiculus spermaticus, in women - a round ligament of the uterus. Lig. Teres uteri.

The channel has an oblique direction. From the superficial inguinal ring located above the anterior section of the upper branch of the pubic bone, the canal is sent obliquely laterally upward and somewhat back to the deep inguinal ring, which is 1.0-1.5 cm above the middle of the inguinal ligament; The length of the channel is 4-5 cm.

The walls of the inguinal canal are: a) anterior - aponeurosis of the external oblique abdominal muscle; B) posterior - transverse fascia of the abdomen; C) lower - groove of the inguinal ligament; D) upper - lower edges of the inner oblique and transverse abdominal muscles.

Superficial inguinal ring, anulus In guinalis Superficial Is . Located above the pubic bone, has the form of an oval aperture (2.5-3.0 x 1.0-2.5 cm). Above and below it is limited, respectively, the medial and lateral legs of the inguinal ligament, crus Me diate El Crus Lalerale , lateral - intergranular bundles, fibrae Intercrurales , medial and down- bent ligament, lig . Reflexium .

The hole is available for research; When the tip of the little finger of the scrotum skin is upward and the lateral it is possible to feel the entrance to the inguinal canal. Normally, he misses only the tip of the little finger; At large sizes, his condition is assessed as an expansion of the superficial inguinal ring.

Deep inguinal ring, anulus Inguinalis Profundus , is a funnel-shaped depression of the transverse fascia of the abdomen; It is medially limited by the intercostal ligament, lig .

Interfoveolare . Inside this ligament, the posterior wall of the inguinal canal is reinforced with fibers of the lower edge of the aponeurosis of the transverse abdominal muscle, which, bending downwards, attach to the tubercle and crest of the pubic bone, forming the inguinal crescent (connecting tendon), fatx Inguinalis ( tendo Conjunctivus ) . Medial than the deep inguinal ring lie the vessels - the lower epigastric artery and veins, a. Et w. Epigastricae inferiores, which pass in the lateral umbilical fold. Which is important to consider when cutting a deep inguinal ring in cases of infringement of hernias.