Pedro Luis Plou1, Jorge Rasmussen2, Esteban Idarraga2, Daniela Massa2, Sofia Beltrame2, Pablo Ajler2. 1. Neurosurgery Department, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires-Argentina, Tte. Gral. Juan D. Perón 4190, CABA, CP C1199ABD, Buenos Aires, Argentina. pedro.plou@hospitalitaliano.org.ar. 2. Neurosurgery Department, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires-Argentina, Tte. Gral. Juan D. Perón 4190, CABA, CP C1199ABD, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The pedicled nasoseptal flap has been a key element in advancing the endoscopic transnasal approach (ETA) for the treatment of skull base lesions from the anterior cranial fossa to the occipitocervical junction. To preserve vascular supply, an anatomical knowledge of the location of the posterior septal artery (PSA) is essential. The objective of this work is to establish the relationship between PSA and the superior edge of the choana to define a safety margin during the opening of the sphenoidal rostrum preserving PSA. METHODS: One hundred and eighty angiotomographies of the brain were assessed. The sphenopalatine artery (SPA) was evaluated in the pterygopalatine fossa and PSA at its entrance into the nasal cavity and on the sphenoidal rostrum. RESULTS: PSA was found in all 3 tomographic planes (axial, coronal and sagittal) in 100 patients (200 PSAs). Thirty-five were male and 65 were females. Average age was 62 years with a range of 19-90 years. Total average distance between PSA and the superior edge of the choana was 8.5 mm with a range of 2.5-18 (12.45 90th percentile). CONCLUSION: Although the distance between the choanal edge and PSA is 8.5 mm on average, due to its variability, a distance of at least 12.45 mm for the opening of the sphenoidal sinus in the ETA approach should be considered as a safety margin.
BACKGROUND: The pedicled nasoseptal flap has been a key element in advancing the endoscopic transnasal approach (ETA) for the treatment of skull base lesions from the anterior cranial fossa to the occipitocervical junction. To preserve vascular supply, an anatomical knowledge of the location of the posterior septal artery (PSA) is essential. The objective of this work is to establish the relationship between PSA and the superior edge of the choana to define a safety margin during the opening of the sphenoidal rostrum preserving PSA. METHODS: One hundred and eighty angiotomographies of the brain were assessed. The sphenopalatine artery (SPA) was evaluated in the pterygopalatine fossa and PSA at its entrance into the nasal cavity and on the sphenoidal rostrum. RESULTS: PSA was found in all 3 tomographic planes (axial, coronal and sagittal) in 100 patients (200 PSAs). Thirty-five were male and 65 were females. Average age was 62 years with a range of 19-90 years. Total average distance between PSA and the superior edge of the choana was 8.5 mm with a range of 2.5-18 (12.45 90th percentile). CONCLUSION: Although the distance between the choanal edge and PSA is 8.5 mm on average, due to its variability, a distance of at least 12.45 mm for the opening of the sphenoidal sinus in the ETA approach should be considered as a safety margin.
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