The respiratory diaphragm and the gastroesophageal hiatus: anatomo-radiological considerations.
The radiological anatomy of the respiratory diaphragm is defined and its relationship with the contents of the thoracic and the abdominal cavity is reviewed with particular attention to the anatomo-topographic position of the gastroesophageal hiatus.
D003964:Diaphragm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006551:Hernia, Hiatal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*