Potential Fascial Dome Made by the Upper Leaf of the Phreno-esophageal Membrane

Okajimas Folia Anatomica Japonica

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 201-210

  Nakajima, Futoshi ^a   Murakami, Gen ^a   Ohyama, Shigekazu ^b   Horiguchi, Takayuki ^d   Sakakura, Yasunori ^c   Yajima, Toshihiko ^c   Hirata, Koichi ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b CANCER INSTITUTE HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF HOKKAIDO   (Japan)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Crus of diaphragm; Esophageal hiatus; Esophagus; Phreno esophageal membrane; Thoracic duct

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DIAPHRAGM; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHRENIC NERVE; PLASTIC SURGERY; SUTURING METHOD; VAGUS NERVE;

AGED; DIAPHRAGM; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHRENIC NERVE; SURGICAL FLAPS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0035293550     PISSN: 0030154X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2535/ofaj1936.77.6_201     Document Type: Article

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