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THE BLOOD SUPPLY OF THE OESOPHAGUS IN RELATION TO OESOPHAGEAL SURGERY
Author(s) -
Hermann By J. D.,
Murugasu J. J.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1966.tb06059.x
Subject(s) - medicine , anastomosis , blood supply , surgery , thyroid , inferior thyroid artery , artery , superior thyroid artery , recurrent laryngeal nerve
Summary The arterial supply to the oesophagus was studied in 32 mortuary specimens. The findings were as generally described in the literature. The anastomosis between the superior and inferior thyroid arteries and hence the ability of the superior thyroid artery to supply a portion of the oesophagus, was noted. In general, the blood supply of the entire oesophagus was adequate with free anastomosis between its various branches. Nevertheless, it will not tolerate extensive mobilization during surgery. The relatively unsafe sites for anastomosis have been pointed out. The influence of haemodynamics has not been taken into account, in this review, and may be worthy of further investigation.