TissueDB/Tissues/Spermatic Cord

The spermatic cord passes through the inguinal canal to suspend and supply the testis. It bundles the vas deferens, the testicular and cremasteric arteries, the pampiniform venous plexus, lymphatics, nerves, and the remnant of the processus vaginalis. Inguinal hernia repair frees the hernia sac while keeping the cord intact. Simulators reproduce it as firm tube- and cord-like stand-ins so trainees can tell the duct from the vessels. Kept as its own tissue class per Dr Catherine Mohr (24 June 2026).

Materials

Material	Visual	Tactile	Simulator	Notes
Dobbhoff feeding tube	–	–	Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair Simulator (Kurashima)	A Dobbhoff feeding tube stands in for the spermatic cord vessels and vas deferens; its firm, rolling feel reproduces the cord contents and survives repeated practice (part of the reusable set).^[1]
Dual blue and red electric wires	–	–	Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair Simulator (Hanssen)	Dual blue and red electric wires represent the epigastric and spermatic vessels, bundled with the vas deferens (a 9.5 Fr central venous catheter segment) inside the spermatic-cord assembly.^[2]

References

↑ Kurashima Y, Feldman L, Al-Sabah S, Kaneva P, Fried G, Vassiliou M. A novel low-cost simulator for laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair. Surg Innov 2011;18(2):171–175. DOI 10.1177/1553350610395949. PMID 21307013.
↑ Hanssen A, Hanssen DA, Hanssen RA, Plotnikov S, Haddad J, Daes JE. Implementation and Validation of a Novel and Inexpensive Training Model for Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair. J Abdom Wall Surg 2022;1:10305. DOI 10.3389/jaws.2022.10305. CC BY 4.0.

At a Glance

Overview

Synonyms

Common names: Spermatic cord

Anatomical terms: Funiculus spermaticus, Cord structures, Cremasteric fascia

Regional terms: Cordón espermático (Spanish), Cordon spermatique (French), Funicolo spermatico (Italian), Samenstrang (German)

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[kurashima2011-1] Kurashima Y, Feldman L, Al-Sabah S, Kaneva P, Fried G, Vassiliou M. A novel low-cost simulator for laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair. Surg Innov 2011;18(2):171–175. DOI 10.1177/1553350610395949. PMID 21307013.

[hanssen2022-2] Hanssen A, Hanssen DA, Hanssen RA, Plotnikov S, Haddad J, Daes JE. Implementation and Validation of a Novel and Inexpensive Training Model for Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair. J Abdom Wall Surg 2022;1:10305. DOI 10.3389/jaws.2022.10305. CC BY 4.0.

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