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Pterygoid canal

Pterygoid canal

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The pterygoid canal (also vidian canal) is a passage in the sphenoid bone of the skull leading from just anterior to the foramen lacerum in the middle cranial fossa to the pterygopalatine fossa.[1]

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It transmits the nerve of pterygoid canal (Vidian nerve), the artery of the pterygoid canal (Vidian artery), and the vein of the pterygoid canal (Vidian vein).

Structure

The pterygoid canal runs through the medial pterygoid plate of the sphenoid bone to the back wall of the pterygopalatine fossa.

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  • Medial wall of left orbit.

References

  1. [1]
    Omami, Galal; Hewaidi, Gebril; Mathew, Reji (1 October 2011). "The neglected anatomical and clinical aspects of pterygoid canal: CT scan study". Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy. 33 (8): 697–702. doi:10.1007/s00276-011-0808-8. ISSN 1279-8517. PMID 21445687. S2CID 206948796. Retrieved 5 November 2022.


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