This investigation was performed by dissection of 15 cadavers randomly chosen, of varying ages and sex. The esophageal hiatus was dissected, isolating the different structures, taking measurements and analyzing the results based on frequency of presentation of the anatomical variants. Materials and MethodsThe materials researched included 15 human cadavers, of both sexes. The dissections were performed over a period of 3 months, from June until August 2008. These were provided by the Department of