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The pleuro-esophageal muscle: a disregarded anatomical structure

Authors: Okan Bilge, Servet Celik, Huseyin Aktug

Published in: Anatomical Science International | Issue 2/2013

Abstract

A transverse muscular band extending from the left pleura to the esophagus was detected during routine dissection of posterior mediastinum in Anatomy Department of Ege University Medical Faculty. As a result of a detailed review of the literature, we found that this structure is named as the pleuro-esophageal muscle. This muscle was made of smooth fibers, acting as an anchoring structure to the lower part of the esophagus. While the entire esophageal muscle is smooth in the early stage of fetal development, this muscle probably derives as an early separation from the esophagus.

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Title: The pleuro-esophageal muscle: a disregarded anatomical structure
Authors: Okan Bilge
Servet Celik
Huseyin Aktug
Publication date: 01-03-2013
Publisher: Springer Japan
Published in: Anatomical Science International / Issue 2/2013
Print ISSN: 1447-6959
Electronic ISSN: 1447-073X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12565-012-0137-y

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