SURGICAL ANATOMY OF THE PETROUS APEX AS IT RELATES TO THE ENLARGED MIDDLE CRANIAL FOSSA APPROACHES

Authors
NAGUIB MB ARISTEGUI M SALEH E COKKESER Y LANDOLFI M TAIBAH A RUSSO A SANNA M
Citation
Mb. Naguib et al., SURGICAL ANATOMY OF THE PETROUS APEX AS IT RELATES TO THE ENLARGED MIDDLE CRANIAL FOSSA APPROACHES, Otolaryngology and head and neck surgery, 111(4), 1994, pp. 488-493
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,Otorhinolaryngology
Journal title
Otolaryngology and head and neck surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
01945998
Volume
111
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
488 - 493
Database
ISI
SICI code
0194-5998(1994)111:4<488:SAOTPA>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
This work was designed to study the surgical anatomy of the petrous ap ex as it relates to the enlarged middle cranial fossa approaches, on 2 5 temporal bones. In this study we suggest dividing the petrous apex i nto two topographic areas: an anterior triangular and a posterior quad rangular area with respect to the posterior border of the Gasserian ga nglion. Anatomic descriptions endorsed by relevant measurements of the se areas are provided in this study.