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Phrenic Nerve Distribution in the Rabbit Diaphragm and Morphometric Analysis of Nerve Branches
Author(s) -
Turgut H. B.,
Peker T.,
Karaköse M.,
Anil A.,
Gülekon N.,
Demırtaş K.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
anatomia, histologia, embryologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.34
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1439-0264
pISSN - 0340-2096
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0264.2006.00688.x
Subject(s) - phrenic nerve , diaphragm (acoustics) , anatomy , diaphragmatic breathing , medicine , respiratory system , pathology , physics , alternative medicine , acoustics , loudspeaker
Summary The best method to evaluate the pathogenesis of diaphragmatic disorders is to demonstrate the distribution pattern of the phrenic nerve in the diaphragm. For this purpose the branching pattern and the microanatomic features of the phrenic nerve were observed in six rabbits. All diaphragms were stained by using Sihler's stain method. The phrenic nerve divided into three to four branches when entering the diaphragm. These branches were classified as sternal, anterolateral, posterolateral and crural. The crural branches were the thickest whereas the anterolateral branches were the thinnest. Knowledge about the distribution pattern of the phrenic nerve may be important in surgical approach to the diaphragm.