Locating and Preserving the Sphenopalatine Ganglion in Endoscopic Endonasal Pterygopalatine Fossa Surgery: An Anatomical Study

Daniel B Spielman; Matthew Kim; Jonathan Overdevest; David A Gudis

doi:10.1177/1945892419896543

Locating and Preserving the Sphenopalatine Ganglion in Endoscopic Endonasal Pterygopalatine Fossa Surgery: An Anatomical Study

Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2020 May;34(3):348-351. doi: 10.1177/1945892419896543. Epub 2019 Dec 19.

Authors

Daniel B Spielman¹, Matthew Kim¹, Jonathan Overdevest¹, David A Gudis¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York.

PMID: 31856586
DOI: 10.1177/1945892419896543

No abstract available

Keywords: endoscopic endonasal surgery; expanded endonasal approach; extended endoscopic approach; pterygopalatine fossa; pterygopalatine ganglion; sphenopalatine ganglion.

MeSH terms

Bone Cysts / pathology*
Bone Cysts / surgery
Cadaver
Endoscopy / methods*
Humans
Neurosurgical Procedures / methods*
Nose / surgery*
Pterygopalatine Fossa / anatomy & histology*
Pterygopalatine Fossa / innervation
Pterygopalatine Fossa / surgery
Trigeminal Nerve / anatomy & histology*
Trigeminal Nerve / surgery