title: The phrenic ganglion in man.
abstract: During educational dissections we observed a phrenic ganglion on the nerve of the phrenic artery originating from the upper pole of the right coeliac ganglion, which accompanied the right inferior phrenic artery on a female cadaver at the age of 34. In our case the left coeliac ganglion, the inferior phrenic artery, the right and left greater, lesser and least splanchnic nerves were present and normal. However, the left nerve of the phrenic artery and the phrenic ganglion were absent. We consider that this rarely reported neural formation may be of importance for anatomists and clinicians.
authors.affiliation: Ondokuz Mayis University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Samsun, Turkey. auzun@omu.edu.tr
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Uzun
authors.forename: Bünyamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sahin
authors.forename: Tufan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ulcay
authors.forename: Sait
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bilgic
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001158:Arteries / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000098:blood supply; D005260:Female; D005725:Ganglia, Autonomic / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology*; D005728:Ganglia, Sympathetic / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D010791:Phrenic Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology*