title: The respiratory diaphragm and the gastroesophageal hiatus: anatomo-radiological considerations.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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*