Surgical anatomy of the internal carotid plexus branches to the abducens nerve in the cavernous sinus.

Objective: Sympathetic branches to the abducens nerve derived from the internal carotid artery sympathetic plexus, while in the cavernous sinus, have been scantly described in the extant literature. Therefore, the present cadaveric study was performed to better elucidate this anatomy.

Patients And Methods: Eighteen cadaveric sides underwent dissection.