title: The termination of the vein of "Labbé" and its microsurgical significance.
abstract: Information about the termination of the inferior anastomotic vein of Labbé is of crucial importance in the subtemporal neurosurgical approach and its modifications. An intradural course has been observed in all cases. The vein of Labbé reaches in 3/4th the anterior third of the transverse sinus, in 73% of all cases tracing a so-called tentorial sinus. By dissecting the vein of Labbé out of its dural bed and shifting its fixation point, microsurgical access is facilitated considerably.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Anatomy, University of Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koperna
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tschabitscher
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Knosp
mesh_terms: D002550:Cerebral Veins / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003392:Cranial Sinuses / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000098:blood supply / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008866:Microsurgery; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000098:blood supply*