Anatomical variations in the origin of the human ophthalmic artery with special reference to the cavernous sinus and surrounding meninges

Cells Tissues Organs

Volumn 164, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 112-121

  Matsumura, Y ^a   Nagashima, Masabumi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cavernous sinus; Dura mater; Internal carotid artery; Ophthalmic artery; Optic nerve

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CAROTID CAVERNOUS FISTULA; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MALE; OPHTHALMIC ARTERY; OPTIC NERVE; PERIOSTEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGES; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC ARTERY;

EID: 0032968595     PISSN: 14226405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000016648     Document Type: Article

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