Anatomy of the olfactory nerve: A comprehensive review with cadaveric dissection

Because of their anatomical situation, the olfactory nerves constitute a natural obstacle to exploring the anterior cranial fossa, making them vulnerable to traumatic, tumor, or iatrogenic lesions. Consequently, accurate knowledge of their microsurgical anatomy is of particular importance for surgeo...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical anatomy (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2018-01, Vol.31 (1), p.109-117
Hauptverfasser: López‐Elizalde, R., Campero, A., Sánchez‐Delgadillo, T., Lemus‐Rodríguez, Y., López‐González, MI, Godínez‐Rubí, M.
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Zusammenfassung:Because of their anatomical situation, the olfactory nerves constitute a natural obstacle to exploring the anterior cranial fossa, making them vulnerable to traumatic, tumor, or iatrogenic lesions. Consequently, accurate knowledge of their microsurgical anatomy is of particular importance for surgeons to ensure the correct execution of surgical procedures with minimal sequelae, the least functional deterioration, and better therapeutic results. This review describes the functional and microsurgical anatomy of the olfactory nerves, illustrated with pictures of simulations based on cadaveric dissections and original illustrations of the central connections of the olfactory pathway. Clin. Anat, 2017. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
ISSN:0897-3806
1098-2353
DOI:10.1002/ca.23003