Skull base venous anatomy associated with endoscopic skull base neurosurgery: a literature review

An understanding of the anatomy and function of the skull base venous channels is fundamentally important for safe performance of endoscopic surgery for skull base lesions. This review focuses on four skull base venous channels —namely, the intercavernous sinuses, basilar plexus, osseous veins, and inferior petroclival vein—because these have been less recognized by neurosurgeons than other major venous channels such as the inferior petrosal sinus. We reviewed the literature concerning these four venous channels and di scussed their anatomy and function.

Source: World Neurosurgery - September 21, 2018 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Katsuhiro Mizutani, Takenori Akiyama, Kazunari Yoshida, Masahiro Toda Tags: Literature Reviews Source Type: research