Vascular Complications of Intercavernous Sinuses during Transsphenoidal Surgery: An Anatomical Analysis Based on Autopsy and Magnetic Resonance Venography
Fig 4
Neither the anterior intercavernous sinus nor the inferior intercavernous sinus were found in the cadaver (a) or CE-MRI image (b: sagittal, c: horizontal, d: coronal).
BA: basilar artery; BS: basilar sinus; CS: cavernous sinus; DSS: dorsum sellae sinus; H: hypophysis; ICA: internal carotid artery; OP: optic nerve; SH: stalk of hypophsis; SP: sphenoid sinus. Direction: A-superior; P-posterior; S-superior; I-inferior.