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ArticleSurgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA2024

Falx cerebelli and its associated occipital venous sinus: an anatomical study.

Mamatha Hosapatna, Kushi Kunder, Nandini Prashanth Bhat, Ashwija Shetty, Sanjoy Sanyal, Sushma Prabhath, Suhani Sumalatha

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Mamatha HosapatnaDepartment of Anatomy, Kasturba Medical College Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India.
Kushi KunderDepartment of Anatomy, Kasturba Medical College Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India.
Nandini Prashanth BhatDepartment of Anatomy, Kasturba Medical College Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India. nandini.bhat@manipal.edu.
Ashwija ShettyDepartment of Anatomy, Kasturba Medical College Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India.
Sanjoy SanyalDepartment of Anatomy, Department Chair of Anatomical Sciences, Richmond Gabriel University College of Medicine, Kingstown, West Indies, VC0282, Saint Vincent And The Grenadines.
Sushma PrabhathDepartment of Anatomy, Kasturba Medical College Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India.
Suhani SumalathaDepartment of Anatomy, Kasturba Medical College Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India. suhani.s@manipal.edu.

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purposeThis study presents the morphological variation of falx cerebelli, which helps to identify the possible variations in the presence of the occipital sinus in the posterior margin of the fold whose damage during midline incision of posterior cranial fossa surgeries may lead to internal hemorrhage.

methodThe study was conducted on 48 cranial cavities exploring the falx cerebelli. Variations in the number of folds, its proximal and distal attachments, and the drainage pattern of the occipital sinus were evaluated by histological processing of the upper 1/3rd section of the falx fold.

resultsThe variation in the number of folds recorded are single folds in 87.5%, double folded in 8.3%, and multiple folds (five and seven folded) in 4.2% of the cases. The variation in the proximal and distal attachments in single falx folds showed three combinations: Ramified triangular in 66.7%, both ramified type in 12.5%, and both triangular type in 8.3% of the cases. Double and multiple folds showed ramified and triangular types of variation in their attachments. Histological findings showed the presence of occipital venous sinuses in most of the single falx fold. Two aberrant venous sinuses were seen in a double and five-folded falx cerebelli.

conclusionsThis study records the variations in the morphology of falx cerebelli. The histological data of this study sheds light on the drainage pattern of venous sinuses in the area whose negligence during midline incisions of brain surgeries may increase the possibility of hemorrhage.

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Anatomic VariationCranial SinusesAdultCadaverCranial Fossa, PosteriorDura MaterFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedAberrant sinusFalx cerebelliOccipital sinusVenous sinus

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