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Article Dans Une Revue Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy Année : 2015

The forgotten foramina: a study of the anterior cribriform plate

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Purpose The olfactory cleft has garnered interest since the advent of endoscopic skull base surgery. Its precise anatomy, however, is still partially unknown. According to Rouvière, an “ethmoidal foramen” is located in its antero-medial part and contains a process of the dura mater. In a more lateral and anterior location, a second foramen, the “cribroethmoidal foramen”, contains the anterior ethmoidal nerve. The aim of this study was to verify the existence of these elements and to establish landmarks for surgery. Methods We performed an anatomical and histological study of eight olfactory clefts in four cadavers using both endonasal endoscopic and endocranial dissection. Results An ethmoidal and a cribroethmoidal foramen were found in, respectively, 100 and 75 % of cases. Their mean length was, respectively, 4.1 and 1.8 mm. They were located, respectively, in mean at 5.3 and 5.8 mm from the anterior ethmoidal artery. Conclusion Our anatomical study demonstrates the existence of both foramina. The ethmoidal foramen clearly represents an area of least resistance in the anterior part of the olfactory cleft, which could predispose to anterior skull base cerebrospinal fluid leaks and meningoceles.
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hal-02190451 , version 1 (22-07-2019)

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Vincent Patron, Julie Berkaoui, Roger Jankowski, Emmanuelle Lechapt-Zalcman, Sylvain Moreau, et al.. The forgotten foramina: a study of the anterior cribriform plate. Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy, 2015, 37 (7), pp.835-840. ⟨10.1007/s00276-015-1471-2⟩. ⟨hal-02190451⟩
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