Surgical Diaphragm: Anatomy and Physiology

Sadia Tasnim; Alejandro C Bribriesco; Monisha Sudarshan

doi:10.1016/j.thorsurg.2024.01.002

Surgical Diaphragm: Anatomy and Physiology

Thorac Surg Clin. 2024 May;34(2):111-118. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2024.01.002. Epub 2024 Feb 15.

Authors

Sadia Tasnim¹, Alejandro C Bribriesco², Monisha Sudarshan³

Affiliations

¹ Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA; Department of Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/_SadiaTasnim.
² Department of Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/abribriesco43.
³ Department of Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 38705658
DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2024.01.002

Abstract

The diaphragm is a musculoaponeurotic structure separating the thoracic and abdominal cavities. It plays important roles in both respiration and maintaining gastrointestinal function. A careful consideration of anatomy should be taken during surgical procedures to minimize injury to this crucial organ.

Keywords: Anatomy; Congenital hernia; Diaphragm; Diaphragmatic hernia; Physiology.

MeSH terms

Diaphragm* / anatomy & histology
Diaphragm* / physiology
Humans