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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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2017
2017
The juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (JNA) comprises only 0.5% of head and neck neoplasms. This is a rare tumor… 
Review
2009
Review
2009
Foreign bodies may present in the paranasal sinuses through a variety of traumatic and iatrogenic events. Endoscopic and open… 
2004
2004
Objective: To determine common presenting symptoms, age, disease extent; and the efficacy of different surgical approaches in the… 
1999
1999
ZusammenfassungNeurinome des N. facialis sind seltene, gutartige Tumoren, die zumeist im Verlauf des distalen intratemporalen… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
BACKGROUND Ocular symptoms and tumor cranial nerve involvement are commonly observed in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma… 
1998
1998
Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the hard or soft palate is a slow-growing, insidious disease with a tendency to spread via a… 
Review
1993
Review
1993
We describe a modification of the standard Le Fort I maxillotomy in favor of a unilateral palatal hinge flap. Used in combination… 
1988
1988
ing prolonged posterior nasal packing. His past medical his- tory had been unremarkable except for a 2-year history of nasal… 
Review
1986
Review
1986
A patient developed sensory disturbance and pain in the distribution of the maxillary nerve several months after removal of a… 
1979
1979
: A study was undertaken to determine vascular changes and the timing of these changes after craniofacial dysjunction surgery…