16a1 - Aortic hiatus nodes
16a1 - Nodi hiati aortici
Definition
The aortic hiatus nodes (16a1) are located around the diaphragmatic aortic hiatus, over the anterior side of the aorta, from the inferior hedge of the hiatus to the upper border of the coeliac artery.
References
Japanese Research Society for Gastric Cancer. The general rules for the gastric cancer study in surgery. Jpn J Surg 1973;3:61-71.
Rosa F, Costamagna G, Doglietto GB, Alfieri S. Classification of nodal stations in gastric cancer. Transl Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2017 Jan 17;2:2. doi: 10.21037/tgh.2016.12.03. PMID: 28217752; PMCID: PMC5313280.
Pulkit Maru Imaging of Gastric Carcinoma. Part Two: Lymph node mapping in Gastric Carcinoma. J Gastrointestinal Abdominal Radiol ISGAR 2021;4:206–213.
