True about relations of thoracic esophagus ?
Ans. is'c'i.e., Ieft bronchus anteriorly(Ref: Snell's p. 128)The relations of the thoracic pa of the esophagus from above downward are as follows:Anteriorly: The trachea and the left recurrent laryngeal nerve: the left principal bronchus which constricts it; and the pericardium, which separates the esophagus from the left atrium.Posteriorly : The bodies of the thoracic veebrae, the thoracic duct, the azygos veins, the right posterior intercostal aeries and at its lower end the descending thoracic aoa.Right side: The mediastinal pleura and the terminal pa of the azygos vein.Left side: The left subclan aery, the aoic arch, the thoracic duct the mediastinal pleura.
Trachea posteriorly
Aoic arch on right side
Left bronchus anteriorly
Thoracic duct on right side
Left bronchus anteriorly