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Bony anomaly of Meckel's cave
Author(s) -
Tubbs R. Shane,
Salter E. George,
Oakes W. Jerry
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
clinical anatomy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1098-2353
pISSN - 0897-3806
DOI - 10.1002/ca.20163
Subject(s) - medicine , anatomy , cave , foramen , anomaly (physics) , history , physics , archaeology , condensed matter physics
Abstract This study describes the seemingly rare occurrence of bone formation within the proximal superior aspect of Meckel's cave thus forming a bony foramen for the proximal trigeminal nerve to traverse. The anatomy of Meckel's cave is reviewed and the clinical potential for nerve compression from this bony anomaly discussed. Clin. Anat. 19:75–77, 2006. © 2005 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.