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Structure of pterygopalatine fossa

Known as: Fossa pterygopalatina, Fossa, Pterygopalatine, Pterygopalatine fossa 
A small space in the skull between the MAXILLA and the SPHENOID BONE, medial to the pterygomaxillary fissure, and connecting to the NASAL CAVITY via… 
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2010
2010
Use of acoustic doppler sonography to ascertain the feasibility of the pedicled nasoseptal flap after prior bilateral sphenoidotomy
Blood supply to the Hadad‐Bassagasteguy pedicled nasoseptal flap may be interrupted by surgery of the pterygopalatine fossa… 
2006
2006
The Endoscopic Endonasal Approach to the Lateral Recess of the Sphenoid Sinus via the Pterygopalatine Fossa: Comparison of Endoscopic and Radiological Landmarks
OBJECTIVE: The endoscopic endonasal approach offers the opportunity to reach the pterygopalatine fossa, the lateral recess of the… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma: recognizing the radiographic features in children.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Children often present with enlargement of the nasopharyngeal soft tissues, which is usually due to benign… 
2001
2001
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor involving the pterygopalatine fossa.
SUMMARY Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMT) comprise a rare group of lesions characterized histologically by acute and… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Extradural Extranasal Combined Transmaxillary Transsphenoidal Approach to the Cavernous Sinus: A Minimally Invasive Microsurgical Model
The authors have previously described an extradural transmaxillary approach to the anterior compartment of the cavernous sinus… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
The use of intensity modulated radiotherapy for the treatment of extensive and recurrent juvenile angiofibroma.
1999
1999
Comparison of MR imaging with CT in depiction of tumour extension into the pterygopalatine fossa.
The computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) results of 30 consecutive patients with tumours in the skull… 
1997
1997
The transzygomatic approach: an anatomical study.
1991
1991
Hydatid cyst of the pterygopalatine fossa.
Review
1990
Review
1990
Hemangiopericytoma of the maxillary sinus and skull base
Since 1949, only 52 cases of hemangiopericytoma (HPC) of the nos eand paranasal sinuses have been reported in the literature. Of… 
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