Optico-carotid recess and anterior clinoid process pneumatization â€" proposal for a novel classiï¬cation and uniï¬ed terminology: an anatomic and radiologic study.

CONCLUSIONS: The OCR is a reliable landmark to identify the optico-carotid region in endoscopic sphenoid sinus surgery, and can even be visualized by CT. Hence, preoperative investigation of the sphenoid region is mandatory. In our opinion, the classiï¬cation presented in this study can be useful in order to avoid surgical complications.
PMID: 31840148 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Rhinology - December 17, 2019 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: Rhinology Source Type: research