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It is situated anteromedially to the carotid canal. [1]: 776 The internal carotid artery passes from the carotid canal in the base of the skull, emerging and coursing superior to foramen lacerum as it exits the carotid canal; the internal carotid artery does not travel through foramen lacerum (the segment of the internal carotid artery that travels superior to the foramen lacerum is called the ...
This area includes the jugular and hypoglossal canal and the foramen lacerum (through which the internal carotid artery passes superiorly across). The medial aspect is made up of the pharynx. Anteriorly it is bordered by the pterygomandibular raphe. Posteriorly it is bordered by carotid sheath posteriolaterally and the retropharyngeal space ...
Foramen of Winslow access: Opening the foramen of Winslow is achievable through the Kocher manoeuvre. This allows surgeons to access the lesser sac, facilitating procedures in this region. Superior mesenteric artery exposure: The SMA is a critical vascular structure, and the Kocher manoeuvre exposes its supramesenteric segment.
The nerve of the pterygoid canal (Vidian nerve) is formed by the union of the (parasympathetic) greater petrosal nerve and (sympathetic) deep petrosal nerve within the cartilaginous substance filling the foramen lacerum. From the foramen lacerum, the nerve of the pterygoid canal passes through the pterygoid canal to reach the pterygopalatine ...
Endoscopic endonasal surgery is a minimally invasive technique used mainly in neurosurgery and otolaryngology. A neurosurgeon or an otolaryngologist, using an endoscope that is entered through the nose, fixes or removes brain defects or tumors in the anterior skull base .
Lateral to the foramen ovale is the foramen spinosum, for the passage of the middle meningeal vessels, and a recurrent branch from the mandibular nerve. Medial to the foramen ovale is the foramen lacerum ; in the fresh state the lower part of this aperture is filled up by a layer of fibrocartilage , while its upper and inner parts transmit the ...
The external opening of carotid canal (Latin: "apertura externa canalis carotici") is located upon the inferior aspect of the petrous part of the temporal bone.It is situated anterior to the jugular fossa (the two being separated by a ridge upon which the tympanic canaliculus opens inferiorly), [3] and posterolateral to the foramen lacerum.
An endoscopy is a procedure used in medicine to look inside the body. [1] The endoscopy procedure uses an endoscope to examine the interior of a hollow organ or cavity of the body. Unlike many other medical imaging techniques, endoscopes are inserted directly into the organ.