Abstract
This ligament is a fibro-elastic and fatty formation, which connects the bulbo-clitoral organ to the pubic symphysis and to the infra-umbilical linea alba. In spite of its volume and size, few authors have actually studied this formation and most of the authors, who have written about the clitoris, have simply pointed out the existence of this formation or provided erroneous representations, such as a minuscule symphysis fibrous attachment. It is Poirier and Charpy, in 1901, who provided the first anatomical description of this ligament.
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From a surgical viewpoint, the deep part of the suspensory ligament and the retro-crural fascia detach relatively easily from the pre-symphysis fibrous coating, thus providing numerous accesses (urethra, bone pubis, etc.) for surgical purposes.
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This superficial part of the ligament was unknown for a long time. Its description by Charpy, in 1901, was largely ignored by the authors of anatomy books.
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All the veins of the suspensory ligament communicate with the sinuses of the cavernous bodies, especially via emissary veins crossing through the peri-cavernous albuginea (Fig. 7.1).
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Di Marino, V., Lepidi, H. (2014). The Suspensory Ligament of the Clitoris. In: Anatomic Study of the Clitoris and the Bulbo-Clitoral Organ. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04894-9_12
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