Anatomic area formed at lower end of thoracic esophagus by diaphragm inferiorly, pericardium anteriorly and superiorly, and descending aorta posteriorly.
For those wondering about the importance of this triangle, this traingle contains the esophagus and helps the surgeons performing various oesophageal surgical procedures like thoracoscopic oesophagomyotomy. The surgeons approach the esophagus in the inferior mediastinum through this triangle.
