An Analysis of Anatomic Variations of the Sphenoid Sinus and Its Relationship to the Internal Carotid Artery

An Analysis of Anatomic Variations of the Sphenoid Sinus and Its Relationship to the Internal Carotid Artery

Abstract Introduction The sphenoid sinus (SS) has a high variability; its anatomical relations and variations must be well understood prior to the expanded endoscopic surgery (EES) at the skull base via the endonasal transsphenoidal approach. A feared complication is injury to the inter...

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Main Authors: Myrian Marajó Dal Secchi, Ricardo Landini Lutaif Dolci, Reginaldo Teixeira, Paulo Roberto Lazarini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2018-04-01
Series:International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology
Subjects:
carotid artery
internal
paranasal sinuses/surgery
skull base
sphenoid sinus
sphenoid bone
tomography
x-ray computed
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0037-1607336

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