Utility of the Vidian Canal in Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery: Detailed Anatomy and Relationship to the Internal Carotid Artery
Adin M, Ozmen C, Aygun N. Utility of the Vidian Canal in Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery: Detailed Anatomy and Relationship to the Internal Carotid Artery. World Neurosurgery 2018, 121: e140-e146. PMID: 30240854, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.09.048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPetrous internal carotid arteryInternal carotid arteryAnterior genuVidian canalEndoscopic skull base surgerySkull base surgeryCarotid arteryKey anatomic featuresConsecutive subjectsMedial coursePneumatization patternsSurgical standpointSurgical proceduresAnatomic featuresMale subjectsSkull baseSafe approachTortuous courseFemale subjectsGenuMean lengthSagittal planeDetailed anatomySurgeryArtery