Retrohyoid bursa

Bursa retrohyoidea

  • Synonym: Boyer's bursa
  • Eponym: Boyer's bursa

Definition

Antoine Micheau

The retrohyoid bursa (Subhyoid bursa; Boyer's bursa) is a small synoviallined sac located posterior to the body of the hyoid bone, situated between the hyoid bone anteriorly and the thyrohyoid membrane posteriorly.

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