A patient with a left adrenal mass is scheduled for surgery. The surgeon is planning to approach the suprarenal area by removing the twelfth rib. With this approach, the surgeon should take particular care to avoid damaging which the following structure?

A patient with a left adrenal mass is scheduled for surgery. The surgeon is planning to approach the suprarenal area by removing the twelfth rib. With this approach, the surgeon should take particular care to avoid damaging which the following structure?


(A) Aorta
(B) Diaphragm
(C) Pancreas
(D) Stomach
(E) Vena cava

Answer: B: Diaphragm


Anatomy

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