STUDENT – DR AISHWARYA MOHAN
GUIDE- DR VISHNU KURPAD
, SURFACE ANATOMY
APPLIED ASPECT
• Majority is behind rib cage –
late detection
• Exposure – surgical incision
5TH RIB
5TH INTERCOSTAL SPACE Mercedes benz/right
thoracoabdominal with
division of diaphragm
• USG guided puncture for
7TH TO 8TH RIB liver lesions immediately
under diaphragm is more
difficult
, LIVER SURFACES
• DIAPHRAGMATIC • VISCERAL /INFERIOR • POSTERIOR SURFACE
SURFACE SURFACE
H SHAPED PATTERN
, RELATIONS