Lesser Triangle Explained

In anatomy the Lesser Triangle is a region contained within the Submandibular triangle. Its boundaries are the Hypoglossal Nerve, and the Anterior and Posterior belly of the Digastric muscle. This triangle was named after a German surgeon named Ladislaus Leon Lesser, who lived from 1846 to 1925^[1]

Notes and References

1. Tubbs . R. S. . Rasmussen . M. . Loukas . M. . Shoja . M. M. . Cohen-Gadol . A. A. . Three nearly forgotten anatomical triangles of the neck: Triangles of Beclard, Lesser and Pirogoff and their potential applications in surgical dissection of the neck . 10.1007/s00276-010-0697-2 . Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy . 33 . 1 . 53–57 . 2010 . 20623121 .