TY - JOUR
T1 - Anatomy and pathology of the cranial emissary veins
T2 - A review with surgical implications
AU - Mortazavi, Martin M.
AU - Shane Tubbs, R.
AU - Riech, Sheryl
AU - Verma, Ketan
AU - Shoja, Mohammadali M.
AU - Zurada, Anna
AU - Benninger, Brion
AU - Loukas, Marios
AU - Cohen Gadol, Aaron A.
PY - 2012/5
Y1 - 2012/5
N2 - Emissary veins connect the extracranial venous system with the intracranial venous sinuses. These include, but are not limited to, the posterior condyloid, mastoid, occipital, and parietal emissary veins. A review of the literature for the anatomy, embryology, pathology, and surgery of the intracranial emissary veins was performed. Detailed descriptions of these venous structures are lacking in the literature, and, to the authors', knowledge, this is the first detailed review to discuss the anatomy, pathology, anomalies, and clinical effects of the cranial emissary veins. Our hope is that such data will be useful to the neurosurgeon during surgery in the vicinity of the emissary veins.
AB - Emissary veins connect the extracranial venous system with the intracranial venous sinuses. These include, but are not limited to, the posterior condyloid, mastoid, occipital, and parietal emissary veins. A review of the literature for the anatomy, embryology, pathology, and surgery of the intracranial emissary veins was performed. Detailed descriptions of these venous structures are lacking in the literature, and, to the authors', knowledge, this is the first detailed review to discuss the anatomy, pathology, anomalies, and clinical effects of the cranial emissary veins. Our hope is that such data will be useful to the neurosurgeon during surgery in the vicinity of the emissary veins.
KW - Anatomy
KW - Cranial
KW - Neurosurgery
KW - Venous system
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U2 - 10.1227/NEU.0b013e31824388f8
DO - 10.1227/NEU.0b013e31824388f8
M3 - Review article
C2 - 22127046
AN - SCOPUS:84860283316
SN - 0148-396X
VL - 70
SP - 1312
EP - 1318
JO - Neurosurgery
JF - Neurosurgery
IS - 5
ER -