title: The superior petrosal sinus: a review of anatomy, embryology, pathology, and neurosurgical relevance.
abstract: The superior petrosal sinus is located between the middle and posterior cranial fossae and is important during many neurosurgical approaches to the skull base. Using standard search engines, the anatomical and clinical importance of the superior petrosal sinus was investigated. The superior petrosal sinus is important in many neurosurgical approaches and pathological entities. Therefore, it is important for those who operate at the skull base or interpret imaging here to have a good working knowledge of its anatomy, development, and pathological involvement.
authors.affiliation: Cerebrovascular and Skull Base Program, California Institute of Neuroscience, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Martin M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Mortazavi
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomical Sciences, St. George's University, St. George's, Grenada. mcox@sgu.edu.
authors.forename: Marcus A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Cox
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomical Sciences, St. George's University, St. George's, Grenada.
authors.forename: Erfanul
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Saker
authors.affiliation: Cerebrovascular and Skull Base Program, California Institute of Neuroscience, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Krishnamurthy
authors.affiliation: Cerebrovascular and Skull Base Program, California Institute of Neuroscience, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Ketan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgical Service, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Christoph J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Griessenauer
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomical Sciences, St. George's University, St. George's, Grenada.
authors.forename: Marios
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Loukas
authors.affiliation: Seattle Science Foundation, Seattle, WA, USA.
authors.forename: Rod J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Oskouian
authors.affiliation: Seattle Science Foundation, Seattle, WA, USA.
authors.forename: R Shane
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Tubbs
mesh_terms: D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003392:Cranial Sinuses / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D019291:Skull Base / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Dural arteriovenous fistulas; Embryology; Neurosurgery; Pathology; Superior petrosal sinus; Transvenous embolization