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20.03.2021 | Original Article

Surgical Landmarks for Parapharyngeal Internal Carotid Artery During Extended Endoscopic Surgery of Nasopharynx: A Cadaveric and Radiological Study

verfasst von: Satish Nair, Namrata Srivastava, K. V. R. Brijith, J. G. Aishwarya

Erschienen in: Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery | Sonderheft 3/2022

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Abstract

Nasopharynx is a complex region situated at the center of skull surrounded by various vital neurovascular structures. Surgical access to the nasopharyngeal space poses significant challenges due to the position of the internal carotid artery (ICA). Open approaches to nasopharynx utilize the lateral to medial anatomy but the endoscopic endo-nasal approach warrants knowledge about the medial to lateral anatomy. In this study we attempted to find the consistent surgical landmarks for parapharyngeal portion of internal carotid artery at the level of nasopharynx by means of cadaveric and radiological study. Eight fresh frozen cadavers (16 sides) and 30 CT angiography (60 sides) were included in the anatomical and radiological study respectively. Superior aspect of the torus tubarius was taken as the reference point in cadaveric study and C1–C2 interspace was used as the reference point for the radiological study. The distance between the ICA to the landmarks such as fossa of Rosenmullaer, torus tubarius, medial and lateral pterygoid plates were recorded. The mean distance of ICA to the fossa of Rosenmuller was 8.5 ± 1.4 mm and 9.1 ± 1.1 mm in the cadaveric and radiological study respectively. The mean distance between ICA to torus tubarius was 19.8 ± 1.3 mm in cadaveric and 20.6 ± 1.0 mm in radiological study. The mean distance of ICA to medial and lateral pterygoid plates were 25.3 ± 1.4 mm and 18.2 ± 1.4 mm in the cadaveric study and 25.9 ± 1.2 mm and 18.8 ± 1.3 mm in the radiological study respectively. On correlating the measurements between cadaveric and radiological study, the p values were not statistically significant (p > 0.05). The closest landmark to the ICA was the fossa of Rosenmuller. ICA was located at the same sagittal plane as that of the lateral pterygoid plate. The nasopharynx is a complex anatomical region closely related to ICA. Inadvertent injury to ICA is one of the dreaded complications of nasopharyngeal surgery. Fossa of Rosenmuller is only few millimeters away from the ICA and must be treated very cautiously. During the endoscopic approach, the ICA is at the sagittal plane as of the lateral pterygoid plate. This must be kept in mind when advancing toward the ICA by keeping intact the lateral pterygoid plate when possible and one should stay in the plane of medial pterygoid plate as the ICA lies posterolateral to it. Cadaveric dissections supported by radiological data would definitely aid surgeons to successfully perform surgeries in nasopharynx.
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Metadaten
Titel
Surgical Landmarks for Parapharyngeal Internal Carotid Artery During Extended Endoscopic Surgery of Nasopharynx: A Cadaveric and Radiological Study
verfasst von
Satish Nair
Namrata Srivastava
K. V. R. Brijith
J. G. Aishwarya
Publikationsdatum
20.03.2021
Verlag
Springer India
Erschienen in
Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery / Ausgabe Sonderheft 3/2022
Print ISSN: 2231-3796
Elektronische ISSN: 0973-7707
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-021-02508-w

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