"Cavernous Sinus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An irregularly shaped venous space in the dura mater at either side of the sphenoid bone.
| Descriptor ID |
D002426
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A07.231.908.224.334
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cavernous Sinus" by people in Profiles.
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Matur AV, Johnson MD, Palmisciano P, Na J, Hoz SS, Smith MS, Keller JT, Forbes JA, Andaluz N, Shirani P, Grossman AW, Zuccarello M, Prestigiacomo CJ. Venous Drainage Patterns of the Cavernous Sinus: A Retrospective Angiographic Analysis. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2026 Jun 03; 47(6):1508-1514.
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Falzon AM, Abdelghafar A, Jamasi R, Krings T. Acute Venous Outflow Obstruction After Coil Embolization of Giant Cavernous Carotid Aneurysm: 2-Dimensional Operative Video. Oper Neurosurg. 2025 Oct 01; 29(4):584-587.
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Miyake S, Kee TP, Falzon A, Andrade H, Krings T. Atypical telencephalic reflux pattern in a cavernous sinus dural AV fistula related to an anatomical variation of the basal vein of Rosenthal. Interv Neuroradiol. 2026 Aug; 32(4):2008-2014.
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Bhatia KD, Lee H, Kortman H, Klostranec J, Guest W, W?lchli T, Radovanovic I, Krings T, Pereira VM. Endovascular Management of Intracranial Dural AVFs: Transvenous Approach. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2022 04; 43(4):510-516.
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Fu ZY, Feng Y, Ma C, Chen JC, Krings T, Zhao WY. Endovascular Treatment of Cavernous Sinus Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas via Direct Transorbital Puncture Using Cone-Beam Computed Tomography Image Guidance: Report of 3 Cases. World Neurosurg. 2019 Oct; 130:306-312.
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Su IC, Cruz JP, Krings T. Low-flow direct carotid-cavernous fistula caused by rupture of an intracavernous carotid aneurysm. Interv Neuroradiol. 2014 Jul-Aug; 20(4):476-81.
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Cruz JP, van Dijk R, Krings T, Agid R. Ophthalmic vein compression for selected benign low-flow cavernous sinus dural arteriovenous fistulas. J Neurosurg. 2013 Jul; 119(1):239-42.
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Singh J, Morris PP. Superficial temporal vein: route to embolization of cavernous dural arteriovenous fistula. J Neuroimaging. 2011 Jul; 21(3):251-4.
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Szikora I, Berentei Z, Kulcsar Z, Marosfoi M, Vajda ZS, Lee W, Berez A, Nelson PK. Treatment of intracranial aneurysms by functional reconstruction of the parent artery: the Budapest experience with the pipeline embolization device. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2010 Jun; 31(6):1139-47.
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Sekhar LN, Natarajan SK, Manning T, Bhagawati D. The use of fibrin glue to stop venous bleeding in the epidural space, vertebral venous plexus, and anterior cavernous sinus: technical note. Neurosurgery. 2007 Sep; 61(3 Suppl):E51; discussion E51.