When and why was the phrenicoabdominal branch of the left phrenic nerve placed into the esophageal hiatus in German textbooks of anatomy? An anatomical study on 400 specimens reevaluating its course through the diaphragm.

CONCLUSION: The findings on the position of the left phrenicoabdominal branch relative to the diaphragm help to improve topographical knowledge and prevent inadvertent nerve injury during surgical interventions on or near the diaphragm. Further to this, these results may form a substantial basis to adopt the correct description of the passage of the left phrenicoabdominal branch to anatomical textbook knowledge.
PMID: 31513915 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Annals of Anatomy - September 8, 2019 Category: Anatomy Authors: Pretterklieber B, Hader M, Hammer N, Pryymachuk G, Pröls F, Vielmuth F, Barnerßoi M, Cotofana S, Custozzo A, Weyers I, Wedel T, Arnold P, Rahner C, Müller-Gerbl M, Pretterklieber ML Tags: Ann Anat Source Type: research