Comprehensive microsurgical anatomy of the middle cranial fossa: Part I-Osseous and meningeal anatomy

Authors

Ali Tayebi Meybodi, Department of Neurosurgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, United States.
Giancarlo Mignucci-Jiménez, The Loyal and Edith Davis Neurosurgical Research Laboratory, Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, United States.
Michael T. Lawton, Departments of Neurosurgery and Otolaryngology, Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Health, Newark, NJ, United States.Follow
James K. Liu, Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, United States.
Mark C. Preul, The Loyal and Edith Davis Neurosurgical Research Laboratory, Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, United States.
Hai Sun, Department of Neurosurgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, United States.

Document Type

Article

Abstract

The middle cranial fossa is one of the most complex regions in neurosurgery and otolaryngology-in fact, the practice of skull base surgery originated from the need to treat pathologies in this region. Additionally, great neurosurgeons of our present and past are remembered for their unique methods of treating diseases in the middle fossa. The following article reviews the surgical anatomy of the middle fossa. The review is divided into the anatomy of the bones, dura, vasculature, and nerves-in two parts. Emphasis is paid to their neurosurgical significance and applications in skull base surgery. Part I focuses on the bony and dural anatomy.

Publication Date

1-1-2023

Publication Title

Frontiers in surgery

ISSN

2296-875X

Volume

10

First Page

1132774

PubMed ID

37035561

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.3389/fsurg.2023.1132774

Recommended Citation

Tayebi Meybodi, Ali; Mignucci-Jiménez, Giancarlo; Lawton, Michael T.; Liu, James K.; Preul, Mark C.; and Sun, Hai, "Comprehensive microsurgical anatomy of the middle cranial fossa: Part I-Osseous and meningeal anatomy" (2023). Neurosurgery. 1791.
https://scholar.barrowneuro.org/neurosurgery/1791