ReviewInsights into imaging2016
The pterygopalatine fossa: imaging anatomy, communications, and pathology revisited.
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- Simulation of suprazygomatic and infrazygomatic approaches for maxillary nerve block in children.Journal of anesthesia · 2026Article
- Pilot CBCT-Based Volumetric and Morphometric Analysis of the Pterygopalatine Fossa in a Romanian Cohort: A Retrospective Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Endoscopic transnasal approach to pterygopalatine fossa and infratemporal fossa: case series utilizing endoscopic modified medial maxillectomy (EMMM)/direct approach to the anterior and lateral part of the maxillary sinus (DALMA).Acta neurochirurgica · 2026Article
- Novel Single-Stage Transcervical Submandibular Approach for a Giant Multicompartmental Pterygopalatine Fossa Schwannoma: A Case Report and Surgical Strategy.Cancer management and research · 2026Article
- The combined compartmental maxillary resection: technique codification and preliminary multicenter series analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- Thermal radiofrequency of the sphenopalatine ganglion in persistent idiopathic facial pain using a suprazygomatic approach: Case report.Interventional pain medicine · 2025Article
- Brown tumor in the pterygopalatine fossa with maxillary and sphenoidal involvement: a rare case report and literature review.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2025Review
- The sphenomandibularis shown on P45 sheet plastination and dissection.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Endoscopic endonasal approach to the nerves of the pterygopalatine fossa: a detailed cadaveric anatomical study.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2025Article
- Morphometric Analysis of Pterygomaxillary Fissure in Dry Skulls and its Clinical Significance During Head and Neck Injury.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2025Article
- The Importance of MRI in the Early Diagnosis of Acute Invasive Fungal Rhinosinusitis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Blind spots in brain imaging: a pictorial essay.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2025Review
- Palatal root endodontic microsurgery in maxillary molars using the palatal approach: a case study.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- Exploring Anatomical Variations in the Bony Architecture of the Greater Palatine Canal in Dry Bones.Cureus · 2024Article
- Teaching Pterygopalatine Fossa Anatomy Using 3D Images and Physical Model: A Novel Teaching Strategy.Medical science educator · 2024Article
- Clinically relevant morphometric analysis of pterygopalatine fossa and its volumetric relationship with adjacent paranasal sinuses: a CT-based study.Oral radiology · 2024Article
- Operative Corridors in Endoscopic Skull Base Tumor Surgery.Brain sciences · 2024Review
- Infra-Temporal and Pterygo-Palatine Fossae Tumors: A Frontier in Endoscopic Endonasal Surgery-Description of the Surgical Anatomy of the Approach and Report of Illustrative Cases.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Radiological evaluation of maxillary artery and descending palatine artery in the pterygopalatine fossa by 3D rotational angiography.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2022Article
- Pterygopalatine fossa schwannoma-case report and literature review.International journal of surgery case reports · 2021Article
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Abstract
unlabelledThe pterygopalatine fossa (PPF) is a small, clinically inaccessible, fat-filled space located in the deep face that serves as a major neurovascular crossroad between the oral cavity, nasal cavity, nasopharynx, orbit, masticator space, and the middle cranial fossa. Due to its inherent complex location and connections, it can potentially act as a natural conduit for the spread of inflammatory and neoplastic diseases across the various deep spaces in the head and neck. This review aims to acquaint the reader with the imaging anatomy of the PPF, its important communications, and to identify some major pathological conditions that can involve the PPF, especially in conditions where its involvement can have serious diagnostic and therapeutic implications, such as in perineural tumour spread. TEACHING POINTS: • The PPF is a small neurovascular junction in the deep face with important to-and-fro connections. • Awareness of anatomy of the PPF and its communications helps to simplify imaging of its pathology. • Perineural tumour spread is clinically the most important pathology in this region.
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