Ligamentum teres uteri

The ligamentum teres uteri ("round uterine ligament ") is part of the fastening apparatus of the uterus ( uterus ), the parametrium . It crosses the inguinal canal ( Canalis inguinalis ) on its way from the tubal corner of the uterus to the great labia . In animals it has no relation to the labia, but ends at the inguinal cleft or in bitches in the vaginal process . The ligamentum teres uteri arises in the embryo as a remnant of the lower (in animals, posterior) gonadal ligament .

The ligamentum teres uteri is accompanied by an artery supplying the ligament , the arteria ligamenti teretis uteri . It is of clinical importance insofar as tumor cells can spread via this ligament from the uterus to the labia majora.

In gynecology , the ligament is often referred to as the ligamentum rotundum ( latinization of the term "round uterine ligament ").

literature

• Uwe Gille: Female genital organs. In: F.-V. Salomon et al. a. (Ed.): Anatomy for veterinary medicine . 2nd ext. Edition. Enke-Verlag, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-8304-1075-1 , pp. 379-389.