Contents

Search

deep (internal) inguinal ring

The opening in the transversalis fascia through which the ductus deferens & gonadal vessels (round ligament in the female) enter the inguinal canal. Location: midway between anterior superior iliac spine & pubic tubercle. Attachment: medially by the lateral umbilical fold (inferior epigastric vessels) & inferiorly by the iliopubic tract. Pathology: - Indirect inguinal hernias exit the abdominal cavity via this ring.

Related

inferior epigastric artery internal spermatic fascia (infundibulum fascia, tunica vaginalis communis) round ligament of uterus (ligamentum teres uteri) superficial (external) inguinal ring

General

anatomic region

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
  2. Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 4th edition, KL Moore & AF Dalley (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA 1999.

Component-of

perineum