Anterior approaches to the cervicothoracic junction: a study on the surgical accessibility of three different corridors based on the CT images

• Published in: European spine journal Vol. 19; no. 11; pp. 1936 - 1941
• Main Authors: Huang, Yi-xing, Ni, Wen-fei, Wang, Sheng, Xu, Hui, Wang, Xiang-yang, Xu, Hua-zi, Chi, Yong-long, He, Jia-wei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.11.2010; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aortography; Brachiocephalic Veins - diagnostic imaging; Carotid Arteries - diagnostic imaging; Cervical Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging; Cervical Vertebrae - surgery; Female; Humans; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Neurosurgery; Original; Original Article; Orthopedic Procedures - methods; Retrospective Studies; Surgical Orthopedics; Thoracic Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging; Thoracic Vertebrae - surgery; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Trachea - diagnostic imaging; Vena Cava, Superior - diagnostic imaging; Young Adult; Anatomy; CT scan; Surgical corridor; Cervicothoracic junction

To determine the location of left brachiocephalic vein (BCV) and tracheal bifurcation (TB) relative to the vertebral levels, and to ascertain the accessibility of three different corridors (C1: between the esophagus and trachea medially and the carotid sheath laterally, C2: between the right BCV and...