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iliopubic tract (deep crural arch, Thompson ligament)

The thickened inferior margin of the transversalis fascia that appears as a fibrous band running parallel & posterior (deep) to the inguinal ligament. Seen only when the inguinal region is viewed from its internal aspect. -> Contributes to the posterior wall of the inguinal canal -> Bridges the external iliofemoral vessels from the iliopectineal arch to the superior pubic ramus Demarcation: - The inferior edge of the deep inguinal ring & the medial margin of the femoral canal. Significance: - A useful landmark during laproscopic inguinal hernia repair.

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internal spermatic fascia (infundibulum fascia, tunica vaginalis communis)

General

fascia (superficial/deep)

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