Mediastinal recess
Recessus mediastini
Definition
The mediastinal recess is a space in the right pleural cavity, located between the fold of the vena cava on the right and the caudal mediastinum on the left. It contains the accessory lobe of the right lung.
References
König HE, Liebich HG. Veterinary Anatomy of Domestic Mammals: Textbook and Colour Atlas. 7th ed. Stuttgart: Thieme; 2020.
Dyce KM, Sack WO, Wensing CJG. Textbook of Veterinary Anatomy. 5th ed. St. Louis: Elsevier; 2017.
Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria (NAV). 6th ed. Hannover: Editorial Committee, World Association of Veterinary Anatomists; 2017.
