cervicothoracic

Novel fluoroscopic technique for localization at cervicothoracic levels.

There is a mane on the neck and throat and a black dorsal stripe running along the cervicothoracic spine.

Cosmetic disfigurement due to the fat deposition in the cervicothoracic region results in a 'pseudoathletic appearance'.

Cervicothoracic ganglion (Stellate - should prob.

Gavin, T. et al., Biomechanical analysis of cervical orthroses in Flexion: A comparison of cervical collars and Cervicothoracic orthroses.

If the patient continues to have syncope despite maximum drug therapy, left-sided cervicothoracic sympathetic ganglionectomy that interrupts the stellate ganglion and the first three or four thoracic ganglia can be helpful.

The stellate ganglion (or cervicothoracic ganglion or inferior cervical ganglion) is a sympathetic ganglion formed by the fusion of the inferior cervical ganglion and the first thoracic ganglion.