Open AccessThoracic Part of Sympathetic Chain and its Branching Pattern Variations in South Indian Cadavers
Author(s) -
Hemanth Kommuru,
Swayam Jothi,
Puttagunta Bapuji,
Lekha Sree D,
Jacintha Antony
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/9274.5246
Subject(s) - anatomy , splanchnic nerves , cadaver , medicine , ganglion , sympathetic trunk , stellate ganglion , thoracic ganglia , splanchnic , intercostal nerves , ligament , sympathectomy , surgery , anesthesia , hemodynamics , pathology , stimulation , alternative medicine
The sympathetic trunks are two ganglionated nerve trunks that extend the whole length of the vertebral column.The two trunks end by joining together to form a single ganglion, the ganglion impar. The thoracic part of the sympathetic chain runs downward and leaves the thorax behind the medial arcuate ligament. The preganglionic fibers which are grouped together to forms planchnic nerves and supply the abdominal viscera. Anatomical variations of the thoracic sympathetic trunk in relation to intercostal nerves may be one of the reasons that cause surgical failures. Therefore, our present study aimed to investigate the sympathetic variations in the cadavers.