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Pterygopalatine Fossa: Not a Mystery!

2016; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 68; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.carj.2016.08.001

1488-2361

Betül Emine Derinkuyu, Öznur Boyunağa, Çiğdem Öztunalı, Ayşe Gül Alımlı, Murat Uçar,

Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments

The pterygopalatine fossa is an important anatomic crossroads that is connected with numerous intra- and extracranial spaces via foramina and fissures. Although this fossa is small, its central location in the skull base and its communications provide clinical, radiological, and anatomical significance. In this pictorial review, we aimed to describe the radiologic anatomy of the pterygopalatine fossa, as well as to give some pathologic examples to better understand this major conduit.