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Pudendal canal

The pudendal canal is an anatomical structure formed by the obturator fascia lining the lateral wall of the ischioanal fossa. The internal pudendal artery and veins, and pudendal nerve pass through the pudendal canal, and the perineal nerve arises within it.

Clinical significance
Pudendal nerve entrapment can occur when the pudendal nerve is compressed while it passes through the pudendal canal. == History ==
History
The pudendal canal is also known as Alcock's canal, named after Benjamin Alcock. ==Additional images==
Additional images
Image:Gray542.png |The superficial branches of the internal pudendal artery. (Canal not labeled, but pudendal nerve and internal pudendal artery labeled at bottom right.) ==See also==
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