Espiral AtlasOesophagus
oesophagus
From the pharynx (at the level of the cricoid cartilage) to the stomach: it descends behind the trachea through the neck and the mediastinum, following the curve of the spine, and enters the abdomen through the esophageal hiatus of the diaphragm.
In the full entry
The full entry, with every field, sources, quiz and clinical correlations, is in the atlas.
- Structure
- Neighborhood
- Clinical
Related clinical cases
- Esophageal varices
- Heartburn and hiatal hernia