Gartner's duct explained

Gartner's duct
Latin:	ductus longitudinalis epoophori
Precursor:	Mesonephric duct^[1]

Gartner's duct, also known as Gartner's canal or the ductus longitudinalis epoophori, is a potential embryological remnant in human female development of the mesonephric duct in the development of the urinary and reproductive organs.^[2] It was discovered and described in 1822 by Hermann Treschow Gartner.

Gartner's duct is located in the uterus' broad ligament. Its position is parallel with the lateral uterine tube and lateral walls of vagina and cervix.

The paired mesonephric ducts in the male, in contrast, go on to form the paired epididymides, vasa deferentia, ejaculatory ducts and seminal vesicles.

In females, they may persist between the layer of the broad ligament of the uterus and in the wall of the vagina.

Clinical significance

These may give rise to Gartner's duct cysts.^[3]

See also

• List of homologues of the human reproductive system

Notes and References

1. Book: Netter, Frank H. . Cochard, Larry R. . Netter's Atlas of human embryology . Icon Learning Systems . Teterboro, N.J . 2002 . 173 . 0-914168-99-1 .
2. Hakin. Surahman. Sari. Yulia Margaretta. Harzif. Achmad Kemal. 2020-01-01. Secondary cervical elongatio due to large Gartner cyst: A rare case. International Journal of Surgery Case Reports. en. 72. 37–40. 10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.05.054. 32506026. 7283091. 2210-2612.
3. Dwyer PL, Rosamilia A . Congenital urogenital anomalies that are associated with the persistence of Gartner's duct: a review . Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. . 195 . 2 . 354–9 . August 2006 . 16890546 . 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.10.815 .