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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indographics 2025; 04(01): 008-021
DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1801327
Review Article

Round Ligament of the Uterus: Radiological and Surgical Perspective

Aruna Raman Patil
1   Department of Radiology, Apollo Hospitals, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
,
Harshita Ramamurthy
2   Department of OBGyn and Minimal Access, Apollo Hospitals, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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Abstract

The round ligaments of the uterus are a pair of fibromuscular cord-like structures derived from the gubernaculum and serve as a secondary support system for the uterus. The round ligaments have varied clinical and surgical implications. The involvement of round ligaments by pathological processes is underestimated. Advancements in imaging, visualization, and evaluation of round ligaments have widened our understanding of various developmental anomalies and diseases, resulting in better prognostication and management.

Keywords

round ligament - processus vaginalis - ultrasonography - magnetic resonance imaging - laparoscopy - canal of Nuck - leiomyoma - gubernaculum

Note

The round ligaments are a pair of fibromuscular cords that act as a secondary support to the uterus. Imaging plays an important role in the evaluation of pathologies of the round ligaments.




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03. Februar 2025

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