Canalis pudendalis

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male perineal region with the exit point of the pudendal nerve and the internal pudendal artery from the pudendal canal

The canalis pudendalis (from Latin canalis “tube”, “canal”; pudendus “belonging to the pubic area”), also called Alcock's canal , is a passage channel for conduction structures near the pelvic floor .

The pudendal canal is framed by a fascia duplication (doubling of the muscle skin) of the internal obturator muscle , the obturator fascia , and is laterally bounded by it. In the middle (medial) the fatty tissue of the ischioanal fossa hugs it .

The canal carries a nerve and two vessels:

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