Anatomical study of the pterygopalatine fossa using an endoscopic endonasal approach: Spatial relations and distances between surgical landmarks

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 157-163

  Solari, Domenico ^a   Magro, Francesco ^a   Cappabianca, Paolo ^a   Cavallo, Luigi M ^a   Samii, Amir ^b   Esposito, Felice ^a   Paternò, Vincenzo ^b   De Divitiis, Enrico ^a   Samii, Madjid ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b INTERNATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anatomical study; Endonasal approach; Endoscopy; Pterygopalatine fossa; Skull base

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTERYGOPALATINE FOSSA; SKULL; SKULL BASE; SKULL SURGERY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; TOPOGRAPHY;

ADULT; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CADAVER; DISSECTION; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; MAXILLARY SINUS; NASAL CAVITY; PALATE, HARD; PTERYGOID MUSCLES; SKULL BASE;

EID: 33846290752     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2007.106.1.157     Document Type: Article

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