Interpeduncular cistern
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Gross Anatomy
The interpeduncular cistern is an unpaired, cone-shaped subarachnoid cistern located anterior to the interpeduncular fossa of the midbrain.
Boundaries
It is partially bounded by the leaves of the Liliequist membrane, one of the arachnoid membranes, which separate it from its direct cranial and caudal relations1.
anterior: primarily from the posterior border of the diaphragma sellae (sella turcica, pituitary stalk and optic chiasm)
posterior: anterior border of the interpeduncular fossa
roof: formed by the diencephalon leaf of the Liliequist membrane and mammillary bodies. These separate it from the suprasellar cistern
floor: medial and lateral pontomesencephalic membranes (mesencephalic leaf of the Lilliequest membrane). These separate it from the prepontine cistern
lateral: communicates with the crural cisterns and ambient cisterns. Some authors report a lateral sheet of the Lilliequest membrane that encases the oculomotor nerve and may form a lateral border, but this is not widely accepted
Contents
cisternal segment of the oculomotor nerves (CN III)
distal basilar artery along with its terminal branches (posterior cerebral arteries, thalamoperforating arteries and superior cerebellar arteries).
Related pathology
subarachnoid hemorrhage: as the interpeduncular cistern is a dependent space in the supine position, small volume subarachnoid hemorrhage may be seen here
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References
- 1. Gray's Anatomy. Churchill Livingstone. (2011) ISBN:0443066841. Read it at Google Books - Find it at Amazon
- 2. Ross LMMP. Atlas of anatomy. George Thieme Verlag. (2007) ISBN:3131421215. Read it at Google Books - Find it at Amazon
- 3. Butler P, Mitchell A, Healy JC. Applied Radiological Anatomy. Cambridge University Press. (2012) ISBN:0521766664. Read it at Google Books - Find it at Amazon
- 4. Jian Lü, Xianli Zhu. Microsurgical anatomy of the interpeduncular cistern and related arachnoid membranes. (2005) Journal of Neurosurgery. 103 (2): 337. doi:10.3171/jns.2005.103.2.0337 - Pubmed
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