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Minim Invasive Neurosurg 2005; 48(1): 25-33
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-830180
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© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Surgical Anatomy of the Cribriform Plate and Adjacent Areas

G.  Vasvári1 , R.  Reisch2 , L.  Patonay1
  • 1Applied and Clinical Anatomical Laboratory, Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
  • 2Department of Neurosurgery, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
We wish to thank all member of the Anatomical Institute, Graz for their help.
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04 March 2005 (online)

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Abstract

Continuous improvement of surgical techniques is needed in skull base surgery in order to decrease intraoperative complications during various operations. However, the basis of minimizing damage in the operative field is a comprehensive knowledge of microsurgical anatomy. This article provides a detailed description of the cribriform plate and adjacent areas, based on investigations of over one thousand dried skulls and 225 computerized tomography scans of the anterior skull base. The main anatomic structures and the different types of the cribriform plate are demonstrated on color photographs and identified on CT scans as well. The variations important in anterior skull base approaches are also discussed and compared with the data found in the literature. The surface anatomy and development of the cribriform plate is described.

Key words

Cribriform plate - anterior skull base - rhinobasis - topographic anatomy

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Gergely Vasvári,M. D. 

Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology · Semmelweis University Budapest

Tűzoltó u. 58

1094 Budapest

Hungary

Email: vasvari@dc.sote.hu

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