Anatomical variation and distribution of the vagus nerve in the esophageal hiatus: a cross-sectional study of post-mortem cases in Uganda.

Purpose: Vagus nerve injuries during gastroesophageal surgery may cause significant symptoms due to loss of vagal anti-inflammatory and neuromodulator function. Many previous studies have shown high anatomical variability of the vagus nerve at the esophageal hiatus, but information on its variabilit...

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Publicado en:Surgical & Radiologic Anatomy Vol. 43; no. 8; pp. 1243 - 1249
Autores principales: Ronald, Kamoga, Gladys, Nakidde, Mugagga, Kintu, Muwanga, Grace, Ihunwo, Amadi O.
Formato: Journal Article
Publicado: Springer Nature Aug2021
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