Roof of the parapharyngeal space: Defining its boundaries and clinical implications

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 283-288

  Maheshwar, Arcot A ^a,b   Pensak, Myles L ^a,b   Kim, Eun Young ^a,b   Keller, Jeffrey T ^a,b,c,d  

^a University of Cincinnati ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c MAYFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cranial base; Operative approach; Parapharyngeal space; Poststyloid compartment; Prestyloid compartment

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY NERVE DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY TUBE; BONE; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; MEASUREMENT; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAPHOID BONE; SKULL; SKULL BASE; SPHENOID; SURGICAL ANATOMY; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 16544364889     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940411300405     Document Type: Article

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