Vascular lacuna
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The vascular lacuna (Latin: lacuna vasorum (retroinguinalis)) is the medial compartment beneath the inguinal ligament.[1] It is separated from the lateral muscular lacuna by the iliopectineal arch.[1][2] It gives passage to the femoral vessels,[1] lymph vessels and lymph nodes.
The lacunar ligament can be a site of entrapment for femoral hernias.[2]
Anatomy
[edit]Its boundaries are the iliopectineal arch, the inguinal ligament, the lacunar ligament, and the superior border of the pubis.
Contents
[edit]The structures found in the vascular lacuna, from medial to lateral, are:
- Cloquet's node;
- Femoral vein;
- Femoral artery; and
- Femoral branch of the genitofemoral nerve
References
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