Killian's dehiscence

Killian's dehiscence

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Caption = Muscles of the pharynx and cheek. (Constrictor pharyngis inferior visible at bottom left.)


Caption2 = Muscles of the pharynx, viewed from behind, together with the associated vessels and nerves. (Inf. const. labeled at bottom center.)
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Killian's dehiscence (also known as Killian's triangle) is a triangular area in the wall of the pharynx between the inferior constrictor muscle and the cricopharyngeus muscle. (Also see Pharyngeal pouch).

Clinical significance

It represents a potentially weak spot where a pharyngoesophageal diverticulum (Zenker's diverticulum) is more likely to occur.

Eponym

It is named after the German ENT surgeon Gustav Killian. [WhoNamedIt|synd|3707]

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