Anatomic study of pterygopalatine fossa under endoscope

• Published in: Zhonghua er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Chinese journal of otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery Vol. 41; no. 1; p. 35
• Main Authors: Zhang, Qin-xiu, Liu, Shi-xi, An, Hui-ming, Liang, Chuan-yu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese
• Published: China 01.01.2006
• Subjects: Adult; Anatomy, Regional; Asian Continental Ancestry Group; Cranial Fossa, Middle - anatomy & histology; Cranial Fossa, Middle - surgery; Endoscopy; Humans; Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures; Pterygopalatine Fossa - anatomy & histology; Pterygopalatine Fossa - surgery; Skull Base - anatomy & histology; Skull Base - surgery

To provide endoscopic anatomic bony structures of pterygopalatine fossa for skull base surgery. The bony structures of the pterygopalatine fossa were observed in ten dry skulls under endoscope. The pterygopalatine fossa showed a long and narrow cleft composed of the body and pterygoid process of sph...