Espiral AtlasLumbocostal triangle (Bochdalek's triangle)
trigonum lumbocostale
An area without muscle in the back of the diaphragm, between the costal part and the lumbar part: it lies between the tip of the 11th rib and the 12th rib, just above the lateral arcuate ligament (which passes over the quadratus lumborum).
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- Rupture of the diaphragm and diaphragmatic hernia