The Onodi Cell: An Anatomic Illustration

Authors

Ali Tayebi Meybodi, Skull Base and Cerebrovascular Laboratory, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.
Vera Vigo, Skull Base and Cerebrovascular Laboratory, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.
Arnau Benet, Skull Base and Cerebrovascular Laboratory, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA. Electronic address: beneta@neurosurg.ucsf.edu.

Document Type

Article

Abstract

This anatomic image demonstrates the sphenoethmoidal (Onodi) cell (a variant of the paranasal sinuses), the identification of which is critical to prevent neurovascular injury during endoscopic approaches to the sella and adjacent regions of the skull base.

Medical Subject Headings

Anatomic Variation; Cadaver; Ethmoid Sinus (abnormalities, diagnostic imaging); Humans; Sphenoid Sinus (abnormalities, diagnostic imaging); Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Publication Date

7-1-2017

Publication Title

World neurosurgery

E-ISSN

1878-8769

Volume

103

First Page

9.50E+07

Last Page

9.50E+08

PubMed ID

28502687

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1016/j.wneu.2017.05.012

Recommended Citation

Meybodi, Ali Tayebi; Vigo, Vera; and Benet, Arnau, "The Onodi Cell: An Anatomic Illustration" (2017). Neurosurgery. 2153.
https://scholar.barrowneuro.org/neurosurgery/2153