Cardiac notch of stomach
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The right margin of the oesophagus is continuous with the lesser curvature of the stomach
, while the left margin joins the greater curvature at an acute angle, termed the cardiac notch (or cardial notch).
Lesser curvature of the stomach
The lesser curvature of the stomach, extending between the cardiac and pyloric orifices, forms the right or posterior border of the stomach.It descends as a continuation of the right margin of the esophagus in front of the fibers of the right crus of the diaphragm, and then, turning to the right,...
, while the left margin joins the greater curvature at an acute angle, termed the cardiac notch (or cardial notch).