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The recurrent laryngeal nerve in relation to the inferior constrictor muscle of the pharynx.

The point of penetration of the recurrent laryngeal nerve into the larynx is recognized as the most frequent site of injury to the nerve during surgical procedures of the thyroid gland. The anatomical relationships of 25 right and left recurrent laryngeal nerves in 25 anatomical blocks from formalin‐fixed human corpses have been studied.

Anatomia angiográfica do sistema venoso coronário. Aplicações em eletrofisiologia clínica

PURPOSE: To study the angiographic anatomy of human coronary veins and the possibility of epicardial venous mapping through microelectrode catheters. METHODS: We evaluated 30 patients with sustained ventricular tachycardia using a catheter which provided occlusion of the coronary sinus ostium during venous angiography. They were 25 males, 5 females, ages ranging from 24 to 76 years (mean=52.7). The veins were studied according to their number, caliber and distribution in the anterior and posterior wall of the left ventricle. RESULTS: Coronary sinus was catheterized in all patients. No discomfort or complications were observed. The number of veins from posterior wall of the left ventricle was 3.1 and anterior wall, 1.9, p<0.05. The caliber of the coronary veins were: anterior interventricular vein (distal segment = 1.19±0.22mm, midle segment = 1.65±0.35mm), posterior interventricular vein (distal segment = 1.83±0.47mm, midle segment = 2.00±0.52mm), left posterior vein (distal segment = 1.45±0.25mm, midle segment = 2.49±0.92mm); p<0.05. CONCLUSION: The balloon occlusion technique for coronary venous angiography is feasible and safe. The number and the caliber (distal and midle) of the veins from the posterior wall of the left ventricle were significantly greater than those from the anterior wall. Anatomic conditions for venous epicardial mapping are more adequate in the posterior wall of the left ventricle.PURPOSE To study the angiographic anatomy of human coronary veins and the possibility of epicardial venous mapping through microelectrode catheters. METHODS We evaluated 30 patients with sustained ventricular tachycardia using a catheter which provided occlusion of the coronary sinus ostium during venous angiography. They were 25 males, 5 females, ages ranging from 24 to 76 years (mean = 52.7). The veins were studied according to their number, caliber and distribution in the anterior and posterior wall of the left ventricle. RESULTS Coronary sinus was catheterized in all patients. No discomfort or complication were observed. The number of veins from posterior wall of the left ventricle was 3.1 and anterior wall, 1.9, p < 0.05. The caliber of the coronary veins were: anterior interventricular vein (distal segment = 1.19 +/- 0.22 mm, middle segment = 1.65 +/- 0.35 mm), posterior interventricular vein (distal segment = 1.83 +/- 0.47 mm, middle segment = 2.00 +/- 0.52 mm), left posterior vein (distal segment = 1.45 +/- 0.25 mm, middle segment = 2.49 +/- 0.92 mm); p < 0.05. CONCLUSION The balloon occlusion technique for coronary venous angiography is feasible and safe. The number and the caliber (distal and middle) of the veins from the posterior wall of the left ventricle were significantly greater than those from the anterior wall. Anatomic conditions for venous epicardial mapping are more adequate in the posterior wall of the left ventricle.

A sonographic technique to evaluate the anterior bundle of the ulnar collateral ligament of the elbow: imaging features and anatomic correlation.

The aim of this study was to test a sonographic technique used to view the anterior bundle of the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL), describe its sonographic characteristics in healthy volunteers, and verify these characteristics by determining interobserver variability and their correlations in cadavers.