The diaphragm

Surg Clin North Am. 2010 Oct;90(5):955-68. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2010.07.005.

Abstract

This article discusses the diaphragm from a surgical perspective. Although it is a relatively simple organ compared with other structures, the diaphragm serves important anatomic and functional roles necessary for proper respiratory function. It is an organ of little irregularity or disease, and easily manipulated in the operating room by those who have a basic understanding of its anatomic details.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Diaphragm* / anatomy & histology
  • Diaphragm* / embryology
  • Diaphragm* / physiology
  • Diaphragm* / surgery
  • Diaphragmatic Eventration / diagnosis
  • Diaphragmatic Eventration / surgery
  • Hernia, Diaphragmatic / diagnosis
  • Hernia, Diaphragmatic / surgery
  • Hernia, Diaphragmatic, Traumatic / diagnosis
  • Hernia, Diaphragmatic, Traumatic / surgery
  • Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital
  • Humans
  • Muscle Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Muscle Neoplasms / surgery
  • Respiratory Paralysis / diagnosis
  • Respiratory Paralysis / surgery