[Topography of the vagus nerves in the oesophageal hiatus (author's transl)].

Topographic variations of the vagus nerves are important to know for modern surgery of the stomach (SPV). That is why vagus nerves were prepared in 53 human cadavers. Based on these findings the perioesophageal plexus and the vagal truncs in the hiatus oesophageus are precisely described including the situs of a diaphragmatic hernia and an intrathoracic aortic aneurysm.