Abstract
Many neurosurgeons are concerned about sacrificing the bridging veins during surgeries in the posterior cranial fossa because it occasionally causes some complications. Small bridging veins can be safely sacrificed; however, in case of large ones, it is difficult to foretell whether large bridging veins can be safely obliterated. In this chapter, bridging veins on the tentorial (superior), petrosal (lateral), and suboccipital (posterior) cerebellar surfaces are described from the perspective of surgical approaches [9]. The tentorial sinuses are also explained because they are related to bridging veins, especially on the tentorial cerebellar surface. Finally, the superior petrosal veins (Sup. Pet. Vs.), which reportedly cause serious complications when sacrificed, are described in detail along with methods of avoiding these complications.
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Matsushima, T. (2015). The Bridging Veins in the Posterior Cranial Fossa. In: Microsurgical Anatomy and Surgery of the Posterior Cranial Fossa. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54183-7_5
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