Endoscopic anatomy of the pterygopalatine fossa

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 644-647

  Isaacs, Seth J ^a   Goyal, Parul ^a  

^a State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Endonasal; Endoscopic; Foramen rotundum; Infraorbital nerve; Internal maxillary artery; Maxillary nerve; Pterygopalatine fossa; Sphenopalatine artery; Sphenopalatine ganglion; Vidian canal; Vidian nerve

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE STRUCTURE; CADAVER; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; INFRAORBITAL NERVE; MAXILLA; MAXILLARY ARTERY; MAXILLARY NERVE; PALATINE TONSIL; VIDIAN NERVE;

ANATOMY; BIOPSY; CADAVER; CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR; ENDOSCOPY; HEAD; HUMANS; MAXILLA; MAXILLARY ARTERY; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 36048976295     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajr.2007.21.3085     Document Type: Article

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