Trigonum sternocostale

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Trigonum sternocostale

Trigonum sternocostale (Larrey's fissure/fissura) is a fissure between the pars costalis diaphragmatis and pars sternalis diaphragmatis . The vasa epigastrica superiora runs ventrally.

Penetration of diaphragmatic hernias may occur in this area . In such a case, it is a so-called Morgagni hernia .

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PAULSEN, Friedrich – WASCHKE, Jens – BÖCKERS, Tobias. Sobotta Anatomy Textbook : English Edition with Latin Nomenclature. - edition. Urban & Fischer/Elsevier, 2018. 824 pp. ISBN 9780702067600.