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Innervation of the esophagus by the vagus nerve (X), recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN), superior laryngeal nerve (SLN), and pharyngoesophageal nerve (PEN). The RLNp, the most proximal 1–2 cm of the RLN, joins the SLN under the cricoid cartilage. NG, nodose ganglion.
