Vascular lacuna
{{short description|Compartment beneath the inguinal ligament}}
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The vascular lacuna (Latin: lacuna vasorum (retroinguinalis)) is the medial compartment beneath the inguinal ligament.{{Cite web |title=lacuna vasorum retroinguinalis |url=https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/lacuna+vasorum+retroinguinalis |access-date=2023-06-14 |website=TheFreeDictionary.com}} It is separated from the lateral muscular lacuna by the iliopectineal arch.Ross, L.M., Lamperti, E.D. (2006). Thieme: Atlas of Anatomy: 489 It gives passage to the femoral vessels, lymph vessels and lymph nodes.
The lacunar ligament can be a site of entrapment for femoral hernias.
Anatomy
Its boundaries are the iliopectineal arch, the inguinal ligament, the lacunar ligament, and the superior border of the pubis.
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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