- Cardinal ligament
Infobox Anatomy
Name = Cardinal ligament
Latin = ligamentum cardinale, ligamentum transversum cervicis, ligamentum transversalis colli
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The cardinal ligament (or lateral cervical ligament, or transverse cervical ligament [ [http://www.infoplex.northwestern.edu/academic/basicscience/anatomy/labs/12-13_femrs.html Anatomy Labs #12 & 13 ] ] ) is amajor ligament of the uterus . It is located at the base of thebroad ligament of the uterus (though it is not usually considered one of the three traditional divisions of that ligament). Importantly, it contains theuterine artery anduterine vein .It is attached to the side of the cervix uteri and to the vault and lateral
fornix of the vagina , and is continuous externally with the fibrous tissue which surrounds the pelvic blood vessels.It is also known as "Mackenrodt's ligament".cite book |author=Netter, Frank H. |title=Atlas of Human Anatomy, Professional Edition |publisher=Saunders |location=Philadelphia |year=2003 |pages=370 |isbn=1-4160-3699-7 |oclc= |doi=]
It may be of clinical significance in
hysterectomy . [cite journal | author = Kato T, Murakami G, Yabuki Y | title = Does the cardinal ligament of the uterus contain a nerve that should be preserved in radical hysterectomy? | journal = Anat Sci Int | volume = 77 | issue = 3 | pages = 161–8 | year = 2002 | pmid = 12422408 | doi = 10.1046/j.0022-7722.2002.00023.x] [cite journal | author = Kato T, Murakami G, Yabuki Y | title = A new perspective on nerve-sparing radical hysterectomy: nerve topography and over-preservation of the cardinal ligament. | journal = Jpn J Clin Oncol | volume = 33 | issue = 11 | pages = 589–91 | year = 2003 | pmid = 14711985 | doi = 10.1093/jjco/hyg107]It provides support to the uterus.cite book |author=Kyung Won, PhD. Chung |title=Gross Anatomy (Board Review) |publisher=Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |location=Hagerstown, MD |year=2005 |pages=274 |isbn=0-7817-5309-0 |oclc= |doi=]
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Pelvic splanchnic nerves References
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