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The sphenoidal emissary foramen and the emissary vein: Anatomy and clinical relevance.
Leonel LCPC, Peris-Celda M, de Sousa SDG, Haetinger RG, Liberti EA. Leonel LCPC, et al. Clin Anat. 2020 Jul;33(5):767-781. doi: 10.1002/ca.23504. Epub 2019 Nov 15. Clin Anat. 2020. PMID: 31625185
Although the sphenoidal emissary foramen (SEF) and its content are anatomically and clinically relevant, accurate description of them in the modern literature is lacking. This study aimed to examine and describe the SEF and its content (the sphenoidal …
Although the sphenoidal emissary foramen (SEF) and its content are anatomically and clinically relevant, accurate descr …
The sphenoidal emissary foramina prevalence: a meta-analysis of 6,369 subjects.
Piagkou M, Kostares M, Duparc F, Papanagiotou P, Politis C, Tsakotos G, Pantazis N, Natsis K. Piagkou M, et al. Surg Radiol Anat. 2023 Jan;45(1):43-53. doi: 10.1007/s00276-022-03051-1. Epub 2022 Dec 6. Surg Radiol Anat. 2023. PMID: 36472634 Free PMC article.
PURPOSE: To estimate the prevalence of the sphenoidal emissary foramina (SEF), and the effect of possible moderators on it. METHODS: A systematic online literature search was conducted. ...Laterality-specific estimates should be established for a precisive estimatio …
PURPOSE: To estimate the prevalence of the sphenoidal emissary foramina (SEF), and the effect of possible moderators on it. ME …
Prevalence of the Sphenoidal Emissary Foramen in a Chilean Osteological Sample: Anatomical and Surgical Implications.
Valenzuela Fuenzalida JJ, Alcaíno Adasme C, Soublette Tocornal T, Alvial-Ahumada F, Perez Gutierrez M, Bruna-Mejias A, Orellana-Donoso M, Nova-Baeza P, Suazo-Santibañez A, Gutierrez-Espinoza H, Sanchis-Gimeno J, Piagkou M, Triantafyllou G, Samolis A, León-Rojas JE. Valenzuela Fuenzalida JJ, et al. Diagnostics (Basel). 2025 Nov 5;15(21):2800. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics15212800. Diagnostics (Basel). 2025. PMID: 41226093 Free PMC article.
Background: The sphenoidal emissary foramen (SEF) is an inconstant foramen of the sphenoid bone that facilitates venous communication between the pterygoid venous plexus and the cavernous sinus. ...
Background: The sphenoidal emissary foramen (SEF) is an inconstant foramen of the sphenoid bone th …
Anatomic Study on Sphenoidal Emissary Foramen by Using Cone-Beam Computed Tomography.
Bayrak S, Kurşun-Çakmak EŞ, Atakan C, Orhan K. Bayrak S, et al. J Craniofac Surg. 2018 Jul;29(5):e477-e480. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000004492. J Craniofac Surg. 2018. PMID: 29543681
OBJECTIVES: The goal of this retrospective study is to evaluate the radiologic anatomy of sphenoidal emissary foramen (SEF) by using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans. METHODS: Three hundred seventeen (189 female and 128 male) full-head CBCT images w …
OBJECTIVES: The goal of this retrospective study is to evaluate the radiologic anatomy of sphenoidal emissary foramen ( …
The size of the foramen ovale regarding to the presence and absence of the emissary sphenoidal foramen: is there any relationship between them?
Natsis K, Piagkou M, Repousi E, Tegos T, Gkioka A, Loukas M. Natsis K, et al. Folia Morphol (Warsz). 2018;77(1):90-98. doi: 10.5603/FM.a2017.0068. Epub 2017 Jul 13. Folia Morphol (Warsz). 2018. PMID: 28703850 Free article.
BACKGROUND: The study investigates the size of the foramen ovale (FO) in relation to the presence and absence of the emissary sphenoidal foramen (ESF). ...CONCLUSIONS: The ESF absence or presence has no effect on FO size. The emissary sphenoi …
BACKGROUND: The study investigates the size of the foramen ovale (FO) in relation to the presence and absence of the emissary …
Allergic fungal rhinosinusitis presenting with intracranial spread along large sphenoidal emissary foramen.
Lisac RR, Garber M, Mirza A, Shah CC. Lisac RR, et al. Med Mycol Case Rep. 2021 Jan 11;32:10-13. doi: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2021.01.001. eCollection 2021 Jun. Med Mycol Case Rep. 2021. PMID: 33511029 Free PMC article.
Brain MRI and sinus CT confirmed an epidural abscess in the right middle cranial fossa and a second extra-cranial abscess in the right infratemporal fossa along with large right sphenoidal emissary foramen. Drainage from sinus surgery confirmed allergic funga …
Brain MRI and sinus CT confirmed an epidural abscess in the right middle cranial fossa and a second extra-cranial abscess in the right infra …
Parietal foramen: incidence and topography.
Naidoo J, Luckrajh JS, Lazarus L. Naidoo J, et al. Folia Morphol (Warsz). 2021;80(4):980-984. doi: 10.5603/FM.a2020.0140. Epub 2020 Nov 26. Folia Morphol (Warsz). 2021. PMID: 33241848 Free article.
BACKGROUND: The parietal foramen (PF) is a small inconsistent aperture located at the border of the middle 1/3 and posterior 1/3 of the parietal bone near the sagittal suture and is considered an emissary foramen. Cranial emissary foramina are o …
BACKGROUND: The parietal foramen (PF) is a small inconsistent aperture located at the border of the middle 1/3 and posterior 1/3 of t …
Topographic and microscopic anatomical description of the emissary sinus of foramen ovale in adult humans.
Leonel LCPC, de Sousa SDG, Liberti EA. Leonel LCPC, et al. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2018 Jun;169:77-85. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2018.03.018. Epub 2018 Mar 20. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2018. PMID: 29635105
RESULTS: ESFO was always present between cavernous sinus and pterygoid plexus on both antimeres, its inferior route passing through the foramen ovale and/or sphenoidal emissary foramen (foramen of Vesalius), anterior to the mandibular branch of …
RESULTS: ESFO was always present between cavernous sinus and pterygoid plexus on both antimeres, its inferior route passing through the f …
The sphenopterygoid canal and pterygoid foramen.
Rusu MC. Rusu MC. Surg Radiol Anat. 2024 May;46(5):645-648. doi: 10.1007/s00276-024-03353-6. Epub 2024 Apr 2. Surg Radiol Anat. 2024. PMID: 38565674
BACKGROUND: In human anatomy, there are well-known the foramina of the greater sphenoidal wing, the foramen rotundum, the foramen ovale, the foramen spinosum, as well as the inconstant sphenoidal emissary foramen of Vesalius and th …
BACKGROUND: In human anatomy, there are well-known the foramina of the greater sphenoidal wing, the foramen rotundum, the f …
The foramen ovale and sphenoidal angle in man.
James TM, Presley R, Steel FL. James TM, et al. Anat Embryol (Berl). 1980;160(1):93-104. doi: 10.1007/BF00315652. Anat Embryol (Berl). 1980. PMID: 7469039
The structure of the greater wing of the sphenoid in the region of the foramen ovale and sphenoidal angle is described in both the adult human and in two partly ossified human embryos. ...These structures are parts of an extensive membrane bone which f …
The structure of the greater wing of the sphenoid in the region of the foramen ovale and sphenoidal angle is described …
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