Endoscopic endonasal study of the internal carotid artery course and variations

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 262-270

  Herzallah, Islam R ^a,b   Casiano, Roy R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Cavernous sinus; Endoscopy; Internal carotid artery; Pituitary; Skull base; Transsphenoid; Vidian

Indexed keywords

ABDUCENS NERVE; ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; OCULOMOTOR NERVE; SPHENOID SINUS; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TROCHLEAR NERVE;

ADULT; CADAVER; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; ENDOSCOPY; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS;

EID: 34250825980     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajr.2007.21.3030     Document Type: Article

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