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Study of foramen Vesalius in South Indian Skulls


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1 Department of Anatomy, JJM Medical College, Davangere, Karnataka- 577004, India
2 Department of Anatomy, Shri BM Patil Medical College, Bijapur, Karnataka - 586 103, India
3 Department of physiology, Shri BM Patil Medical College, Bijapur, Karnataka - 586 103, India
 

Foramen Vesalius is known to be an inconstant foramen, which appears in the anteriomedial side of the foramen oval. It is classified into the open type and closed type. The importance of this foramen lies in the fact that an infected thrombus from an extracranial source may reach cavernous sinus. We have conducted this study into 250 sides out of 125 skulls. The foramen Vesalius found in 90 sides out of the 250 sides, with in that 55 were right and 35 were left side. The incidence was 36%; out of that 22% was right and 14% left side. We have observed the incidence of bilateral and unilateral foramen Vesalius also, it was 24% that is 30 out of 125 skulls and unilateral was 16% that was 20 skulls out of 125 skulls. The knowledge of foramen Vesalius is important for neurosurgeons and anat omists.

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Foramen Vasalius, Spenoidal Foramen, Emissery Vein
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Hussain Saheb Shaik
Department of Anatomy, JJM Medical College, Davangere, Karnataka- 577004, India
Muralidhar P. Shepur
Department of Anatomy, JJM Medical College, Davangere, Karnataka- 577004, India
S. D. Desai
Department of Anatomy, Shri BM Patil Medical College, Bijapur, Karnataka - 586 103, India
S. T. Thomas
Department of Anatomy, JJM Medical College, Davangere, Karnataka- 577004, India
G. F. Maavishettar
Department of Anatomy, JJM Medical College, Davangere, Karnataka- 577004, India
S. Haseena
Department of physiology, Shri BM Patil Medical College, Bijapur, Karnataka - 586 103, India

Abstract


Foramen Vesalius is known to be an inconstant foramen, which appears in the anteriomedial side of the foramen oval. It is classified into the open type and closed type. The importance of this foramen lies in the fact that an infected thrombus from an extracranial source may reach cavernous sinus. We have conducted this study into 250 sides out of 125 skulls. The foramen Vesalius found in 90 sides out of the 250 sides, with in that 55 were right and 35 were left side. The incidence was 36%; out of that 22% was right and 14% left side. We have observed the incidence of bilateral and unilateral foramen Vesalius also, it was 24% that is 30 out of 125 skulls and unilateral was 16% that was 20 skulls out of 125 skulls. The knowledge of foramen Vesalius is important for neurosurgeons and anat omists.

Keywords


Foramen Vasalius, Spenoidal Foramen, Emissery Vein

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