Differential access to pathological sellar processes and adjacent regions is determined by the anatomic structures identified through diagnostic imaging. Both direct endonasal access (microscopic or endoscopic) and sublabial access utilize the sphenoid sinus (SS) as the primary surgical pathway. Critical factors include the pneumatization of the sinus, its intermediate septa, and the presence of a double wall, consisting of a connective tissue membrane along the dorsal wall of the SS.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThorough knowledge of the anatomical variations of the arterial pattern of the upper limb is of high clinical importance in many medical fields, from surgery to nursery and anesthesiologic practice. During a routine dissection at the Anatomy Department of the Medical University of Plovdiv, a rare variation of the vascular system in the upper limb of a study cadaver was observed. The exhibited variation was the occurrence of a brachioradial artery (BRA) that ran along the main axis of the arm, superficially to the median nerve.
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September 2008
One important variant of the panniculus carnosus remnants--a superficial muscle layer in the thoracic region typical for lower mammals, is an often found variation known by the name of sternalis muscle. It was discovered for the first time by Cabrolius in 1604 and identified precisely in 1726 by Du Puy. Even today, the variation is still an object of description and attempted to be classified and defined.
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