POSTERIOR Mediastinum
Major structures include DATES
In Vagus
f
TE ins
thoracic duct
oesophagus
Sympathetic trunk
Intercostal vessels posterior
Iag us nerves
Superior boundary Transverse thoracic plane between T4
and TS
, L R
1
Descending thoracic aorta
Descending
aorta C 14
T 12
Posterior to the root of the left
lung and
oesophagus As it descends it runs towards the midline
Runs through the aortic hiatus in the
diaphragm at 112
level
Branches of descending aorta
Major structures include DATES
In Vagus
f
TE ins
thoracic duct
oesophagus
Sympathetic trunk
Intercostal vessels posterior
Iag us nerves
Superior boundary Transverse thoracic plane between T4
and TS
, L R
1
Descending thoracic aorta
Descending
aorta C 14
T 12
Posterior to the root of the left
lung and
oesophagus As it descends it runs towards the midline
Runs through the aortic hiatus in the
diaphragm at 112
level
Branches of descending aorta
