The Korean Journal of Pain
- Volume 7 Issue 2
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- Pages.170-174
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- 1994
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- 2005-9159(pISSN)
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- 2093-0569(eISSN)
The Size and Location of Human Stellate Ganglion
인체의 성상신경절의 크기와 위치
- Kang, Jun-Goo (Department of Anesthesiology, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital Catholic University Medical College)
- 강준구 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 대전성모병원 마취과)
- Published : 1994.11.26
Abstract
Stellate Ganglion (SG) of l0 cadavers were removed during autopsy at Saga Medical College. Length, width, thickness, shape and location of SG were measured before formalin fixation. The results are as follows; 1) Length, width, thickness of SG were 22.33+5.23mm, 9.34+2.23mm and 5.03+1.19mm in right respectively, and 29.67+10.56 mm, 11.29+3.20mm and 5.51+1.09mm respectively in left. 2) Weight of right SG is 0.69+0.25 gm and weight of left SG is 1.04+0.63 gm. 3) Shape of SG is oval and snowman type. 4) Location of SG is variably located from the base of 7th cervical vertebra to first thoracic vertebra.