Killian's dehiscence
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| Killian's dehiscence | |
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| Muscles of the pharynx and cheek. (Constrictor pharyngis inferior visible at bottom left.) | |
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| Muscles of the pharynx, viewed from behind, together with the associated vessels and nerves. (Inf. const. labeled at bottom center.) | |
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Killian's dehiscence (also known as Killian's triangle) is a triangular area in the wall of the pharynx between the inferior constrictor muscle and the cricopharyngeus muscle. (Also see Pharyngeal pouch).
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[edit] Clinical significance
It represents a potentially weak spot where a pharyngoesophageal diverticulum (Zenker's diverticulum) is more likely to occur.
[edit] Eponym
It is named after the German ENT surgeon Gustav Killian.[1]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- vi_2/k/killians_dehiscence article at GE's Medcyclopaedia
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