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The '''Pirogoff Triangle''' is an area in the human neck formed by the intermediate tendon of the [[digastric muscle]], the posterior border of the [[mylohyoid muscle]], and the [[hypoglossal nerve]]. The triangle was named after Ukrainian surgeon and scientist [[Nikolay Ivanovich Pirogov]] who performed a first description of that anatomic area of the neck.<ref name="tubbs">{{cite journal |author=Tubbs RS, Rasmussen M, Loukas M, Shoja MM, Cohen-Gadol AA |title= Three nearly forgotten anatomical triangles of the neck: triangles of Beclard, Lesser and Pirogoff and their potential applications in surgical dissection of the neck |journal=Surg Radiol Anat |volume=1 |issue= 33|pages=pp. 53–57 |year=2011 |pmid=20623121 |doi=10.1007/s00276-010-0697-2. }}</ref> The lingual artery can be found in the Pirogoff triangle underneath the fibers of the hyoglossus muscle. |
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The '''Pirogoff Triangle''', named after [[Nikolay Ivanovich Pirogov]], is an area in the human neck formed by the intermediate tendon of the [[digastric muscle]], the posterior border of the [[mylohyoid muscle]], and the [[hypoglossal nerve]] . The lingual artery can be found in the Pirogoff triangle underneath the fibers of the hyoglossus muscle. |
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Revision as of 10:42, 12 March 2014
The Pirogoff Triangle is an area in the human neck formed by the intermediate tendon of the digastric muscle, the posterior border of the mylohyoid muscle, and the hypoglossal nerve. The triangle was named after Ukrainian surgeon and scientist Nikolay Ivanovich Pirogov who performed a first description of that anatomic area of the neck.[1] The lingual artery can be found in the Pirogoff triangle underneath the fibers of the hyoglossus muscle.
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- ^ Tubbs RS, Rasmussen M, Loukas M, Shoja MM, Cohen-Gadol AA (2011). "Three nearly forgotten anatomical triangles of the neck: triangles of Beclard, Lesser and Pirogoff and their potential applications in surgical dissection of the neck". Surg Radiol Anat. 1 (33): pp. 53–57. doi:10.1007/s00276-010-0697-2.. PMID 20623121.
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