Anatomy of median and medial umbilical ligaments and its significance for laparoscopic herniorrhaphy

LIU Jia-Lin, BI Jian-Gang, TIAN Heng-Yu, CHEN  Yang, BAO Shi-Yun

Chinese Journal of Clinical Anatomy ›› 2011, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (4) : 399-403.

Chinese Journal of Clinical Anatomy ›› 2011, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (4) : 399-403.

Anatomy of median and medial umbilical ligaments and its significance for laparoscopic herniorrhaphy

  • LIU Jia-lin, BI Jian-gang,TIAN Heng-yu,CHEN Yang, BAO Shi-yun
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Objective To explore the morphologic features of the umbilical ring (MU), the median umbilical ligament (MnU) and the medial umbilical ligament (MdU) under laparoscope. Methods 463 patients undergone laparoscopic herniorrhaphy from 2006 to 2009 were collected. The various shapes of MnU and MdU terminated by MU were identified, and followed by the measurement and comparison of the width of MnU and MdU arising from the pelvis. Results Four types of umbilical ligaments could be identified as the follows: type I (22.2%, 103 cases), with independent convergence of MnU and MdU to MU; type II (43.6%, 202 cases), with the convergence of MnU and unilateral MdU before reaching MU which receiving another MdU independently; type III (20.7%, 96 cases), bilateral MdUs and MnU converged together before their reaching to MU; and type Ⅳ (13.5%, 6 cases), with no MnU. There was no age and sex difference of the width of MnU, however, the percentage of older aged patients with the MdU width of 2.0cm (46.6%) was lower than that of children patients (73.9%), and the percentage of male patients with the MdU width of 2.0cm (61.6%) was higher than that of female patients(41.4%). Conclusions Under the laparoscope, 4 convergence types of MnU and MdU can be identified. There are age and sex difference of the width of MdU, which is notable during the process of laparoscopic herniorrhaphy.

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Median umbilical ligament / Medial umbilical ligament / Laparoscopic herniorrhaphy / Applied anatomy;

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LIU Jia-Lin, BI Jian-Gang, TIAN Heng-Yu, CHEN  Yang, BAO Shi-Yun. Anatomy of median and medial umbilical ligaments and its significance for laparoscopic herniorrhaphy[J]. Chinese Journal of Clinical Anatomy. 2011, 29(4): 399-403

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