Morphologic variation of the diaphragmatic crura: A correlation with pathologic processes of the esophageal hiatus?

Folia Morphologica

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 273-279

  Loukas, M ^a   Wartmann, Ch T ^a,b   Tubbs, R S ^c   Apaydin, N ^d   Louis Jr , R G ^a,e   Gupta, A A ^a   Jordan, R ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S UNIVERSITY   (Grenada)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diaphragmatic crura; Dunbar's syndrome; Gastro esophageal reflux disease; Left crus; Right crus

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CELL STRUCTURE; HIATUS HERNIA; HUMAN; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE CELL MORPHOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HERNIA, DIAPHRAGMATIC; HERNIA, HIATAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 57749184134     PISSN: 00155659     EISSN: 16443284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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