Sphenoid septations and their relationship with internal carotid arteries: Anatomical and radiological study

Laryngoscope

Volumn 119, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1893-1896

  Fernandez Miranda, Juan C ^a   Prevedello, Daniel M ^a,b   Madhok, Ricky ^a   Morera, Victor ^a   Barges Coll, Juan ^a   Reineman, Katharine ^a   Snyderman, Carl H ^a   Gardner, Paul ^a   Carrau, Ricardo ^a   Kassam, Amin B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid artery; Endoscopy; Expanded endonasal approach; Intrasphenoidal septum; Sphenoid sinus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPHENOID SINUS;

CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; HUMANS; SPHENOID SINUS;

EID: 70349943924     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lary.20623     Document Type: Article

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