1. Anatomy of the olfactory nerve: A comprehensive review with cadaveric dissection
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Alvaro Campero, M I López-González, T Sánchez-Delgadillo, Ramiro López-Elizalde, Yazmín Lemus-Rodríguez, and Marisol Godínez-Rubí
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0301 basic medicine ,Olfactory system ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Histology ,business.industry ,Cranial nerves ,General Medicine ,Anatomy ,Surgery ,03 medical and health sciences ,Dissection ,030104 developmental biology ,0302 clinical medicine ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Anterior cranial fossa ,Olfactory nerve ,medicine ,Cadaveric dissection ,Cadaveric spasm ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,Neuroanatomy - Abstract
Because of their anatomical situation, the olfactory nerves constitute a natural obstacle to exploring the anterior cranial fossa, making them vulnerable to traumatic, tumor, or iatrogenic lesions. Consequently, accurate knowledge of their microsurgical anatomy is of particular importance for surgeons to ensure the correct execution of surgical procedures with minimal sequelae, the least functional deterioration, and better therapeutic results. This review describes the functional and microsurgical anatomy of the olfactory nerves, illustrated with pictures of simulations based on cadaveric dissections and original illustrations of the central connections of the olfactory pathway. Clin. Anat, 2017. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- 2017
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