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Subtemporal exposure of the intrapetrous internal carotid artery. An Anatomical study with surgical application

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Maged B. Naguib  and
Mario Sanna
Maged B. Naguib*
Affiliation:
ENT Department, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
Mario Sanna
Affiliation:
Gruppo Otologico, Piacenza, Italy.
*
Address for correspondence: Maged B. Naguib, M.D., 60 Haroun El Rashid St., Heliopolis, Cairo, 11351, Egypt. Fax: +20 2 244 9657 e-mail: mnaguib@ritsec2.com.eg
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Abstract

This work describes the exposure of the intrapetrous internal carotid artery (ICA) through the subtemporal approach. The anatomical details of 25 fresh temporal bones were studied and provided the initial background for this procedure. Bone drilling in the meatal plane anterior to the internal auditory canal could create a four-sided quadrangular area. The exposure of the ICA through this area was applied on three occasions. It proved safe as regards the surrounding structures and also provided an ample working space for the extirpation of tumours surrounding the artery.

Keywords

Carotid artery, internalTemporal boneSurgery, operative
Type
Main Articles
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 113 , Issue 8 , August 1999 , pp. 717 - 720
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1999

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Footnotes

Presented at the Second International Conference of the ENT Department, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, March 12–13, 1997.

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