The petrolingual ligament: The anatomy and surgical exposure of the posterolateral landmark of the cavernous sinus

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 201-205

  Ziyal, I M ^a   Salas, E ^a   Wright, D C ^a   Sekhar, L N ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cavernous sinus; Internal carotid artery; Petrolingual ligament; Transtrigeminal approach

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CAVERNOUS SINUS; DISSECTION; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; LIGAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TRIGEMINUS GANGLION;

CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAVERNOUS SINUS; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS; REFERENCE VALUES; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; TRIGEMINAL GANGLION; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

EID: 0031954373     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007010050086     Document Type: Article

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