医学
颈内动脉
解剖
眶上裂
解剖学标志
外科
海绵窦
作者
Yuanzhi Xu,Karam Asmaro,Ahmed Mohyeldin,Michael Zhang,Maximiliano Núñez,Ying Mao,Aaron Cohen‐Gadol,Juan Fernandez‐Miranda
出处
期刊:Operative Neurosurgery
[Oxford University Press]
日期:2023-04-07
卷期号:24 (6): 619-629
被引量:3
标识
DOI:10.1227/ons.0000000000000627
摘要
BACKGROUND: Safe exposure of the lacerum segment of the carotid artery remains a challenge in endoscopic endonasal surgery. OBJECTIVE: To introduce the pterygosphenoidal triangle as a novel and reliable landmark for facilitating access to the foramen lacerum. METHODS: Fifteen colored silicone–injected anatomic specimens were dissected using an endoscopic endonasal approach to the foramen lacerum region in a stepwise manner. Twelve dried skulls were studied and 30 high-resolution computed tomography scans were analyzed to measure the borders and angles of the pterygosphenoidal triangle. Surgical cases incorporating the foramen lacerum exposure between July 2018 and December 2021 were reviewed to provide surgical outcomes of the proposed surgical technique. RESULTS: The pterygosphenoidal triangle is delineated by the pterygosphenoidal fissure medially and the vidian nerve laterally. The palatovaginal artery is located at the base of the triangle anteriorly, while the apex is formed by the pterygoid tubercle posteriorly, which leads to the anterior wall of the foramen lacerum and lacerum internal carotid artery. In the reviewed surgical cases, 39 patients underwent 46 foramen lacerum approaches for resection of pituitary adenoma (12 patients), meningioma (6 patients), chondrosarcoma (5 patients), chordoma (5 patients), or other lesions (11 patients). There were no carotid injuries or ischemic events. Near-total resection was achieved in 33 (85%) of 39 patients (gross-total in 20 [51%]). CONCLUSION: This study details the pterygosphenoidal triangle as a novel and practical anatomic surgical landmark for safe and effective exposure of the foramen lacerum in endoscopic endonasal surgery.
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