Acta Med. 2008, 51: 181-184

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2017.21

Incidence of Accessory Phrenic Nerve and its Clinical Significance: A Cadaveric Study

Soubhagya R. Nayaka, Ashwin Krishnamurthya, Latha V. Prabhua, Lakshmi Ramanathana, Mangala M. Paia, Bhagath Kumar Potub, Srijit Dasc

aDepartment of Anatomy, Kasturba Medical College, CBS, Bejai, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
bDepartment of Anatomy, Centre for Basic Sciences, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India
cDepartment of Anatomy, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Received May 1, 2008
Accepted July 1, 2008

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