Cerebellomedullary cisterns
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Cerebellomedullary cisterns are basal cisterns located laterally and posteriorly around the medulla, between it and the adjacent cerebellum.
They are divided into paired lateral cerebellomedullary cisterns, located on either side of the medulla, directly inferior to the cerebellopontine cisterns, and the posterior cerebellomedullary cistern which is better know as the cisterna manga and is discussed separately.
The lateral cerebellomedullary cisterns are continuous with the cisterna magnum posteromedially, into which the foramen of Magendie opens, and the premedullary cistern anteromedially, into which the paired foramina of Luschka open 1.
-<p><strong>Cerebellomedullary cisterns</strong> are <a title="Basal cisterns" href="/articles/subarachnoid-cisterns">basal cisterns</a> located laterally and posteriorly around the <a title="Medulla oblongata" href="/articles/medulla-oblongata">medulla</a>, between it and the adjacent <a title="Cerebellum" href="/articles/cerebellum">cerebellum</a>. </p><p>They are divided into paired lateral cerebellomedullary cisterns, located on either side of the medulla, directly inferior to the cerebellopontine cisterns, and the posterior cerebellomedullary cistern which is better know as the <a title="Cisterna magna" href="/articles/cisterna-magna">cisterna manga</a>. </p>- +<p><strong>Cerebellomedullary cisterns</strong> are <a href="/articles/subarachnoid-cisterns">basal cisterns</a> located laterally and posteriorly around the <a href="/articles/medulla-oblongata">medulla</a>, between it and the adjacent <a href="/articles/cerebellum">cerebellum</a>. </p><p>They are divided into paired lateral cerebellomedullary cisterns, located on either side of the medulla, directly inferior to the cerebellopontine cisterns, and the posterior cerebellomedullary cistern which is better know as the <a href="/articles/cisterna-magna">cisterna manga</a> and is discussed separately.</p><p>The lateral cerebellomedullary cisterns are continuous with the cisterna magnum posteromedially, into which the <a title="Foramen of Magendie" href="/articles/foramen-of-magendie-1">foramen of Magendie</a> opens, and the premedullary cistern anteromedially, into which the paired <a title="Foramina of Luschka" href="/articles/lateral-apertures-of-luschka">foramina of Luschka</a> open <sup>1</sup>. </p>
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- 1. Matsushima T, Kawashima M, Inoue K, Matsushima K, Miki K. Exposure of Wide Cerebellomedullary Cisterns for Vascular Lesion Surgeries in Cerebellomedullary Cisterns: Opening of Unilateral Cerebellomedullary Fissures Combined with Lateral Foramen Magnum Approach. World Neurosurg. 2014;82(5):e615-21. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2014.04.064">doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2014.04.064</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24793562">Pubmed</a>
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- Central Nervous System
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