Lateral mesencephalic vein
Last revised by Joachim Feger on 23 Dec 2021
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Feger J, Lateral mesencephalic vein. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 07 Sep 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-90438
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Joachim Feger ◉
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- Lateral mesencephalic veins (LMV)
The lateral mesencephalic veins (LMV) form an important supratentorial-infratentorial anastomosis from the basal veins of Rosenthal to the superior petrosal sinus.
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Gross anatomy
The lateral mesencephalic veins usually course through or near the lateral mesencephalic sinus. They receive venous blood from tributaries draining the lemniscal trigone and/or the quadrigeminal plate posteriorly and/or the cerebral peduncles anteriorly 1 and then divert the blood to the superior petrosal sinus and the basal veins of Rosenthal connecting the supratentorial with the infratentorial venous system 1,2.
History and etymology
The lateral mesencephalic vein was first described by the Austrian anatomist Ferdinand Hochstetter 3.
Clinical importance
The lateral mesencephalic vein might become obstructed as a result of transtentorial herniation or surgical posterior fossa procedures with subsequent hemorrhage 1,2.
The lateral mesencephalic vein is often in the drainage of tentorial dural arteriovenous fistulas 2.
References
- 1. Ardeshiri A, Ardeshiri A, Linn J, Tonn J, Winkler P. Microsurgical Anatomy of the Mesencephalic Veins. JNS. 2007;106(5):894-9. doi:10.3171/jns.2007.106.5.894 - Pubmed
- 2. Cannizzaro D, Rammos S, Peschillo S, El-Nashar A, Grande A, Lanzino G. The Lateral Mesencephalic Vein: Surgical Anatomy and Its Role in the Drainage of Tentorial Dural Arteriovenous Fistulae. World Neurosurg. 2016;85:163-8. doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2015.08.060 - Pubmed
- 3. Hochstetter F. Über Eine Varietät Der Vena Cerebralis Basialis Des Menschen Nebst Bemerkungen über Die Entwicklung Bestimmter Hirnvenen. Z Anat Entwickl Gesch. 1938;108(2):311-36. doi:10.1007/bf02118713
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