Clinical importance of the basal cavernous sinuses and cavernous carotid arteries relative to the pituitary gland and macroadenomas: quantitative analysis of the complete anatomy

YILMAZLAR S., KOCAELİ H., EYİGÖR Ö., HAKYEMEZ B., Korfali E.

SURGICAL NEUROLOGY, vol.70, no.2, pp.165-175, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 70 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.surneu.2007.06.094
  • Journal Name: SURGICAL NEUROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.165-175
  • Keywords: cavernous sinus, transsphenoidal surgery, carotid artery, pituitary gland, pituitary adenoma, anatomy, skull base, TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY, MEDIAL WALL, ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT, MICROSURGICAL ANATOMY, FALSE ANEURYSM, SELLAR REGION, ADENOMAS, AGE, COMPLICATIONS, EXPERIENCE
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: It is unusual to encounter hemorrhagic complications caused by arterial or venous damage during TSS. Problems with these structures can lead to permanent disability or death. Our aim was to quantitatively analyze anatomical and radiologic relationships among the BCS, the CCA, and the pituitary gland, as these structures are accessed during TSS.