Lesser Triangle

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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{{Cite journal

| last1 = Tubbs | first1 = R. S.

| last2 = Rasmussen | first2 = M.

| last3 = Loukas | first3 = M.

| last4 = Shoja | first4 = M. M.

| last5 = Cohen-Gadol | first5 = A. A.

| title = Three nearly forgotten anatomical triangles of the neck: Triangles of Beclard, Lesser and Pirogoff and their potential applications in surgical dissection of the neck

| doi = 10.1007/s00276-010-0697-2

| journal = Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

| volume = 33

| issue = 1

| pages = 53–57

| year = 2010

| pmid = 20623121

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