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Lefevre E, Dupont S, Liguoro D, Chasseloup F, Kamenicky P, Roblot P. Anatomy of the medial wall of the cavernous sinus: A systematic review of the literature. Clin Anat 2024. [PMID: 38468565 DOI: 10.1002/ca.24152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2023] [Revised: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
Abstract
The existence, composition, and continuity of the medial wall of the cavernous sinus (MWCS) have been extensively studied and debated. However, the precise nature of this membrane remains unknown. Understanding the anatomical characteristics of the MWCS is crucial, notably in relation to pituitary adenomas, which often invade the cavernous sinus. Indeed, surgical treatment of those tumors is frequently incomplete because of such invasion. The anatomical and molecular basis of the peculiar and often lateralized tropism of adenomatous cells to the cavernous sinus is not yet understood and it has been suggested repeatedly that the MWCS is physiologically frail. During the past three decades, there have been several conflicting accounts of the existence, composition, and continuity of this medial wall, but methodological differences and varying definitions could have contributed to the current lack of consensus regarding it. The aim of this systematic review was to summarize previously published data concerning the existence, anatomy, composition, and continuity of the MWCS.
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Affiliation(s)
- Etienne Lefevre
- Physiologie et Physiopathologie Endocriniennes, Paris-Saclay University, INSERM U1185, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
- Department of Neurosurgery, APHP, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
- Laboratory of Anatomy, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Laboratory of Anatomy, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
- Department of Neurology, APHP, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Neurosurgery Department A, University Hospital of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
- Laboratory of Anatomy, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Physiologie et Physiopathologie Endocriniennes, Paris-Saclay University, INSERM U1185, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
- Service d'Endocrinologie et des Maladies de la Reproduction, Centre de Référence des maladies Rares de l'Hypophyse, Hôpital de Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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- Physiologie et Physiopathologie Endocriniennes, Paris-Saclay University, INSERM U1185, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
- Service d'Endocrinologie et des Maladies de la Reproduction, Centre de Référence des maladies Rares de l'Hypophyse, Hôpital de Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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- Neurosurgery Department A, University Hospital of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
- Laboratory of Anatomy, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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Tsuneoka H, Tosaka M, Yamaguchi R, Tanaka Y, Mukada N, Shimauchi-Ohtaki H, Aihara M, Shimizu T, Yoshimoto Y. The Significance of the Intercarotid Distances for Transsphenoidal Pituitary Surgery: A Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study. World Neurosurg 2023; 175:e704-e712. [PMID: 37044207 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2023.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2023] [Revised: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 04/14/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE We performed magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to analyze the distance between the left and right internal carotid arteries (ICD) around pituitary tumors for transsphenoidal surgery (TSS). METHODS Measurements were performed using thin slice T2-weighted MRI, and/or time-of-flight (TOI) MR angiography imaging for 64 nonfunctioning pituitary neuroendocrine tumors (NF-pitNETs), 22 growth hormone-producing pitNETs (GH producing pitNETs), and 46 normal controls. We measured the ICD at 3 anatomic levels: at the distal dural ring (ICD-A); at the most concave point of the C4-C5 bend (ICD-B); and at the most convex point of the C4 bend (ICD-C). Additionally, we measured the sagittal distance between the tuberculum selle and the junction of the sellar floor and clivus on the midsagittal MRI (TS-C). RESULTS We found that ICD-B was the longest and that ICD-A was the shortest among the 3 distance parameters in all groups (P < 0.001). The comparison of the groups revealed that the NF-pitNET group had longer distances than the normal control group at all ICDs (P < 0.001). The GH producing pitNET group had longer distance than the normal control group at ICD-B (P < 0.001). Tumor volume was correlated with ICD-A and ICD-B in the NF-pitNET, and was correlated with ICD-C in the GH producing pitNET group. CONCLUSIONS Among the distance parameters, ICD-B is the longest, and was approximately twice the width of the TS-C. The shape of the sella is an ellipse that is widest in the lateral dimension in TSS. A horizontal based dural incision may be more rational than a conventional X-shaped dural incision.
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- Haruka Tsuneoka
- Department of Neurosurgery, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital Organization Takasaki General Medical Center, Takasaki, Gunma, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
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Pituitary adenoma with posterior area invasion of cavernous sinus: surgical anatomy, approach, and outcomes. Neurosurg Rev 2020; 44:2229-2237. [PMID: 33006012 DOI: 10.1007/s10143-020-01404-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2020] [Revised: 09/01/2020] [Accepted: 09/25/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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We found a series of Knosp grade 3A-4 pituitary adenomas in the posterior areas of the cavernous sinus (CS), a triangular-like structure on axial MRI. In this study, we dissected the surrounding neurovascular structure, discussed the surgical approach, and analyzed outcomes for patients with this invasion into this area. Eight embalmed adult cadaveric specimens were prepared for this study to demonstrate in detail the surgical anatomy related to this triangular-like structure. We used the "two points and one line" method to determine the surgical approach, and 35 cases with this area invasion were retrospectively reviewed. According to the endoscopic and microsurgical anatomy, the triangular-like structure appearing on the axial MRI is correlated with a square-based pyramid structure in the CS, and the upper surface is the posterior portion of the oculomotor triangle. A total of 37 posterior areas of the CS were involved in 35 patients. The accuracy of the "two points and one line" method in predicting the surgical approach is 86.5% (32/37). All three patients with Knosp 3A underwent gross total resection (GTR). Twenty (62.5%) patients with Knosp 4 underwent GTR, 9 (28.1%) patients underwent subtotal resection, and 3 (9.4%) patients underwent partial resection. Preoperative symptoms were alleviated to varying degrees, and no worsening occurred. Postoperative complications included two (5.7%) cases of cerebrospinal fluid leakage, one (2.9%) case of meningitis, two (5.7%) cases of permanent diabetes insipidus, and three (8.6%) cases of transient cranial nerve palsy. The "two points and one line" method is of great value in predicting the surgical approach of pituitary adenomas with CS invasion. The anatomic description of this particular square-based pyramid structure in the CS refines the understanding of pituitary adenomas with CS invasion.
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Serioli S, Doglietto F, Fiorindi A, Biroli A, Mattavelli D, Buffoli B, Ferrari M, Cornali C, Rodella L, Maroldi R, Gasparotti R, Nicolai P, Fontanella MM, Poliani PL. Pituitary Adenomas and Invasiveness from Anatomo-Surgical, Radiological, and Histological Perspectives: A Systematic Literature Review. Cancers (Basel) 2019; 11:E1936. [PMID: 31817110 PMCID: PMC6966643 DOI: 10.3390/cancers11121936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2019] [Revised: 11/27/2019] [Accepted: 11/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Invasiveness in pituitary adenomas has been defined and investigated from multiple perspectives, with varying results when its predictive value is considered. A systematic literature review, following PRISMA guidelines, was performed, searching PubMed and Scopus databases with terms that included molecular markers, histological, radiological, anatomical and surgical data on invasiveness of pituitary adenomas. The results showed that differing views are still present for anatomical aspects of the sellar region that are relevant to the concept of invasiveness; radiological and histological diagnoses are still limited, but might improve in the future, especially if they are related to surgical findings, which have become more accurate thanks to the introduction of the endoscope. The aim is to achieve a correct distinction between truly invasive pituitary adenomas from those that, in contrast, present with extension in the parasellar area through natural pathways. At present, diagnosis of invasiveness should be based on a comprehensive analysis of radiological, intra-operative and histological findings.
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- Simona Serioli
- Neurosurgery, Department of Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy; (S.S.); (A.F.); (A.B.); (C.C.); (M.M.F.)
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- Neurosurgery, Department of Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy; (S.S.); (A.F.); (A.B.); (C.C.); (M.M.F.)
- Neurosurgery, Spedali Civili Hospital, 25123 Brescia, Italy
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- Neurosurgery, Department of Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy; (S.S.); (A.F.); (A.B.); (C.C.); (M.M.F.)
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- Neurosurgery, Department of Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy; (S.S.); (A.F.); (A.B.); (C.C.); (M.M.F.)
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- Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy; (D.M.); (M.F.); (P.N.)
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- Section of Anatomy and Physiopathology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy; (B.B.); (L.R.)
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- Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy; (D.M.); (M.F.); (P.N.)
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- Neurosurgery, Department of Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy; (S.S.); (A.F.); (A.B.); (C.C.); (M.M.F.)
- Neurosurgery, Spedali Civili Hospital, 25123 Brescia, Italy
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- Section of Anatomy and Physiopathology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy; (B.B.); (L.R.)
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- Radiology, Department of Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy;
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- Neuroradiology, Department of Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy;
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- Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy; (D.M.); (M.F.); (P.N.)
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- Neurosurgery, Department of Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy; (S.S.); (A.F.); (A.B.); (C.C.); (M.M.F.)
- Neurosurgery, Spedali Civili Hospital, 25123 Brescia, Italy
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- Section of Pathology, Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy
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Lin J, Zhou Z, Guan J, Zhu Y, Liu Y, Yang Z, Lin B, Jiang Y, Quan X, Ke Y, Xu T. Using Three-Dimensional Printing to Create Individualized Cranial Nerve Models for Skull Base Tumor Surgery. World Neurosurg 2018; 120:e142-e152. [PMID: 30121411 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.07.236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2018] [Revised: 07/25/2018] [Accepted: 07/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Using three-dimensional (3D) printing to create individualized patient models of the skull base, the optic chiasm and facial nerve can be previsualized to help identify and protect these structures during tumor removal surgery. METHODS Preoperative imaging data for 2 cases of sellar tumor and 1 case of acoustic neuroma were obtained. Based on these data, the cranial nerves were visualized using 3D T1-weighted turbo field echo sequence and diffusion tensor imaging-based fiber tracking. Mimics software was used to create 3D reconstructions of the skull base regions surrounding the tumors, and 3D solid models were printed for use in simulation of the basic surgical steps. RESULTS The 3D printed personalized skull base tumor solid models contained information regarding the skull, brain tissue, blood vessels, cranial nerves, tumors, and other associated structures. The sphenoid sinus anatomy, saddle area, and cerebellopontine angle region could be visually displayed, and the spatial relationship between the tumor and the cranial nerves and important blood vessels was clearly defined. The models allowed for simulation of the operation, prediction of operative details, and verification of accuracy of cranial nerve reconstruction during the operation. Questionnaire assessment showed that neurosurgeons highly valued the accuracy and usefulness of these skull base tumor models. CONCLUSIONS 3D printed models of skull base tumors and nearby cranial nerves, by allowing for the surgical procedure to be simulated beforehand, facilitate preoperative planning and help prevent cranial nerve injury.
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- Jiye Lin
- National Key Clinical Specialty, Engineering Technology Research Center of Education Ministry of China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory on Brain Function Repair and Regeneration, Department of Neurosurgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China; Department of Neurosurgery, Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University (The First People`s Hospital of Shunde Foshan), Foshan, China
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- National Key Clinical Specialty, Engineering Technology Research Center of Education Ministry of China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory on Brain Function Repair and Regeneration, Department of Neurosurgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- National Key Clinical Specialty, Engineering Technology Research Center of Education Ministry of China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory on Brain Function Repair and Regeneration, Department of Neurosurgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- National Key Clinical Specialty, Engineering Technology Research Center of Education Ministry of China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory on Brain Function Repair and Regeneration, Department of Neurosurgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- National Key Clinical Specialty, Engineering Technology Research Center of Education Ministry of China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory on Brain Function Repair and Regeneration, Department of Neurosurgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- National Key Clinical Specialty, Engineering Technology Research Center of Education Ministry of China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory on Brain Function Repair and Regeneration, Department of Neurosurgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- National Key Clinical Specialty, Engineering Technology Research Center of Education Ministry of China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory on Brain Function Repair and Regeneration, Department of Neurosurgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
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- Biomanufacturing Center, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
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Doglietto F, Ferrari M, Mattavelli D, Belotti F, Rampinelli V, Kheshaifati H, Lancini D, Schreiber A, Sorrentino T, Ravanelli M, Buffoli B, Hirtler L, Maroldi R, Nicolai P, Rodella LF, Fontanella MM. Transnasal Endoscopic and Lateral Approaches to the Clivus: A Quantitative Anatomic Study. World Neurosurg 2018; 113:e659-e671. [PMID: 29499424 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.02.118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2017] [Revised: 02/18/2018] [Accepted: 02/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Transnasal endoscopic approaches to the clivus have been established recently. Comparative analyses with classic lateral approaches are limited. In this study, we compared transnasal endoscopic and lateral approaches to the clivus, quantifying the exposure and working volume of each approach in the anatomy laboratory. METHODS High-resolution computed tomography scans were performed on 5 injected specimens (10 sides). In each specimen, transnasal endoscopic approaches (i.e., paraseptal, transrostral, extended transrostral, transethmoidal, and extended transclival without and with intradural hypophysiopexy) and lateral approaches (i.e., retrosigmoid, far-lateral, presigmoid retrolabyrinthine and translabyrinthine) to the clivus were performed. An optic neuronavigation system and dedicated software (ApproachViewer; Guided Therapeutics Program, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) were used to quantify the working volume and exposed clival area of each approach. Statistical evaluation was performed with the Kruskal-Wallis test and Steel-Dwass-Critchlow-Fligner post hoc test. RESULTS Endoscopic transnasal transclival approaches showed higher working volume and larger clival exposure compared with lateral approaches. Incremental volumetric values were evident for transnasal approaches; presigmoid approaches provided less working volume than retrosigmoid approaches. A transnasal transclival approach with hypophysiopexy provided significant exposure of the upper clivus (84.4%). The transrostral approach was the first transnasal approach providing satisfactory access to the midclivus (66%); retrosigmoid and far-lateral approaches provided exposure of approximately one half of the midclivus. The lower clivus was optimally exposed with endoscopic transclival approaches (83%), whereas access to this region was limited with lateral approaches. CONCLUSIONS This quantitative anatomic study shows that endoscopic transnasal approaches to the clivus provide a larger working volume and wider exposure of the clivus compared with lateral approaches.
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- Francesco Doglietto
- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy; Department of Neurosurgery, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Anatomy and Physiopathology, Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Systematic Anatomy, Center for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Radiology, Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Anatomy and Physiopathology, Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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