Phrenoesophageal ligament
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Phrenoesophageal ligament
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The phrenoesophageal ligament is the ligament by which the esophagus is attached to the diaphragm.
References
- Bombeck C, Dillard D, Nyhus L (1966). "Muscular anatomy of the gastroesophageal junction and role of phrenoesophageal ligament; autopsy study of sphincter mechanism". Ann Surg 164 (4): 643–54. doi:10.1097/00000658-196610000-00011. PMC 1477293. PMID 5924786. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=1477293.Full text
- Kwok H, Marriz Y, Al-Ali S, Windsor J (1999). "Phrenoesophageal ligament re-visited". Clin Anat 12 (3): 164–70. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1098-2353(1999)12:3<164::AID-CA4>3.0.CO;2-N. PMID 10340456.
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