title: Anatomy of the midline.
abstract: Described are the anatomy and topography of the midline structures particularly in relation to the surgical approaches. Furthermore measurements of the third ventricle and the various distances between surface areas of the brain and skull and different landmarks of the cerebral midline are presented.
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000601:surgery; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D002426:Cavernous Sinus / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D002941:Circle of Willis / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D004652:Empty Sella Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007016:Hypophysectomy / Q000379:methods; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D012658:Sella Turcica / Q000033:anatomy & histology