Sphenoparietal sinus
Last revised by William Howden on 31 Mar 2023
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Gaillard F, Howden W, Al Kabbani A, et al. Sphenoparietal sinus. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 25 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-5360
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- Sphenoparietal sinus of Breschet
- Sphenoparietal sinus of Brechet
The sphenoparietal sinus is an inconsistent 1 dural venous sinus, which is located along the posteroinferior ridge of the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone. It forms as the confluence of the sinus of the lesser sphenoid wing and of the parietal portion of the frontal ramus of the middle meningeal vein. It drains into the cavernous sinus and receives tributaries from:
middle meningeal vein (frontal ramus)
When these are large, the sphenoparietal sinus is also large.
References
- 1. Susan Standring. Gray's Anatomy. (2020) ISBN: 9780702077050 - Google Books
- 2. San Millán Ruíz D, Fasel JH, Rüfenacht DA, Gailloud P. The sphenoparietal sinus of breschet: does it exist? An anatomic study. (2004) AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology. 25 (1): 112-20. Pubmed
- 3. Takahashi S, Sakuma I, Otani T, Yasuda K, Tomura N, Watarai J, Yanagisawa T, Mizoi K. Venous Anatomy of the Sphenoparietal Sinus: Evaluation by MR Imaging. (2007) Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences. 13 Suppl 1: 84-9. doi:10.1177/15910199070130S111 - Pubmed
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