鼻内镜下上颌窦入路鼻-颅底区域的解剖学分析

目的创建内镜下经上颌窦入路翼腭窝及颞下窝解剖模型,寻找内镜下咽旁间隙段颈内动脉的定位方法。方法 对100例成人行鼻、颅底CT扫描并用Mimics软件进行三维重建;在重建模型上分别测量犁骨后缘中点至颈内动脉相关解剖标志的角度和距离。同时对6具尸头于鼻内镜下经上颌窦联合入路解剖翼腭窝和颞下窝,以咽鼓管为中心向外、向后逐步暴露并定位咽旁间隙段颈内动脉。结果犁骨后缘中点至破裂孔、颈动脉管外孔、颈静脉孔的角度平均值分别为72.0°、57.6°、54.1°,犁骨后缘中点至以上各孔的距离平均值分别为13.65、31.81、32.5 mm,蝶骨角棘与颈动脉管外口前界平均距离为5.92 mm。结论鼻内镜下经鼻联合上颌窦开窗入路能充分的暴露翼腭窝和颞下窝结构。犁骨后根、蝶骨翼突、蝶骨角棘、卵圆孔和茎突是颈内动脉相关颅底解剖的重要标志;蝶骨角棘、骨性咽鼓管口为颈动脉管外口前界的重要骨性标志,术中不超越该界限有助于减少损伤咽旁间隙段颈内动脉。     

鼻内镜下咽旁间隙解剖研究

目的采用鼻内镜经鼻径路对咽旁间隙区域的重要血管、神经结构进行解剖,掌握其分布的规律,以寻找用于指导手术有效的解剖标志并测量相关的数据,从而为处理该部位病变的鼻内镜手术提供解剖依据。方法对福尔马林浸泡的尸头4例（8侧）,模拟鼻内镜下鼻径路咽旁间隙进行解剖。对手术入路的安全范围进行评估,并观测手术径路的重要标志和毗邻关系,测量相应的解剖数据。结果经鼻径路咽旁间隙前为咽鼓管,外为翼内板残端,上为蝶窦底、破裂孔,下为后鼻孔下缘,内为头长肌。翼管的长度、咽鼓管峡部与颈内动脉的距离分别为（14．50±1．77）m／n、（11．04±1．08）mm。结论鼻内镜下经鼻径路可以暴露咽旁间隙的茎突前间隙部分,在该区域保护颈内动脉是关键。该径路以颈内动脉（interal carotid artery,ICA）的外口和破裂孔两点连线水平作为上界,相对安全地暴露ICA的颈段。     

A temporal bone study of the jugular fossa]

This study was performed to elucidate the anatomic variations of the jugular fossa (JF) on the basis of examination of 120 human temporal bones. Observations were made of temporal bones sectioned along a plane including the cochlea, the JF, and long axis of the internal auditory canal. The position of the upper margin of the JF was classified according to its relation to the tympanic cavity, the cochlea, and the internal auditory canal. The height of the upper margin of the JF was classified as follows. Low type; inferior to the level of the external auditory canal. Middle type; between the level of the external auditory canal and the cochlea. High type; superior to the level of the cochlea. The results revealed that 58 ears were of low type, 46 middle type, and 16 high type. Middle and high type comprised 62 ears, thus in 52% of ears the upper margin of the JF was situated superior to the external auditory canal. The relation between the JF and the cochlea was classified as follows. Medial type; medial to the medial margin of the cochlea. Lateral type; lateral to the medial margin of the cochlea. The results showed that 74 ears were of medial type, and 46 lateral type. Therefore, in 62% of ears the upper margin of the JF was situated medial to the medial margin of the cochlea. Forty-seven ears of medial type were of middle or high type. Ears of lateral type included none of high type. The jugular bulb diverticulum was observed in 32 ears, which consisted of 3 of low type, 13 middle type, 16 high type. When the upper margin of the JF was positioned higher, the JF was in a more medial position. However, no defect of the bony labyrinth was observed. In conclusion, it is considered that protrusion of the jugular bulb into the tympanic cavity was not caused by the abnormally high position of the JF, but by its lateral displacement. Distances from the JF to the surrounding structures were as follows; to the tympanic membrane 5.58 +/- 2.43mm (mean +/- S.D.), to the tympanic cavity 2.94 +/- 1.92mm, to the cochlea 4.93 +/- 2.20mm, and the internal auditory canal 5.82 +/- 2.38mm.     

The usefulness of abscess tonsillectomy followed by intraoral drainage for parapharyngeal abscess concomitant with peritonsillar abscess in the elderly

Parapharyngeal abscess (PPA) may cause life-threatening complications and peritonsillar abscess (PTA) and tonsillitis frequently precede PPA. The optimal management of PPA caused by PTA has been the subject of debate with respect to the surgical approach. We present three cases of PPA concomitant with PTA in elderly patients. In two cases, the abscesses in parapharyngeal space were drained by abscess tonsillectomy followed by intraoral incision of the tonsillar bed. On the other hand, the third case did not undergo abscess tonsillectomy because of his refusal of surgery and needed extraoral drainage after the aggravation of PPA. Based on the experience of those three cases, it was suggested that abscess tonsillectomy followed by intraoral incision of the tonsillar bed might be a useful surgical approach for the drainage of PPA concomitant with PTA, especially in elderly patients.     

螺旋CT三维重建咽旁隙的研究

目的探索螺旋CT扫描成人呈张口位时咽旁隙成像并行多平面重建和三维重建等后处理，为经口入路切除咽旁隙肿瘤提供解剖依据及术前指导。方法选择咽旁隙无占位性病变患者28例，放置张口器后行多层螺旋CT血管成像，应用多平面重建测量茎突长度并统计茎突末端与第一颈椎横突的关系，于颅底层面测量茎突至颈内动脉、下颌骨升支后缘的距离并进行统计学分析。利用容积重现和剪切技术对图像进行三维重建等后处理，观察颈内动静脉走行及是否存在变异移位等。结果茎突长度、茎突根部至颈内动脉、茎突根部至下颌骨升支后缘的平均距离分别为(2.50±0.80)、(1.09±0.26)、(2.27±0.29)cm，侧别、性别方面均无显著性差异（P＞0.05）。78.6%（44/56）茎突末端位于第一颈椎横突或以下，64.3%（36/56）颈内动脉起始部位低于舌骨，12.5%（7/56）咽旁隙段颈内静脉先走行于颈内动脉前方然后再转向后外。结论咽旁隙以茎突至毗邻解剖结构的距离为参考，有助于神经血管的定位。三维重建的图像能清晰地显示颅底、下颌骨升支、茎突、颈内动静脉等咽旁隙周边及内部结构。咽旁隙段颈内动静脉均存在一定的变异率，为模拟手术入路和术中颈内动脉定位提供重要信息。     

Intramuscular epithelioid hemangioma of the parapharyngeal space

A clinical case of epithelioid hemangioma of the scalene muscle that occupied the parapharyngeal space is reported. The patient was a 34 year old man with a 2-month history of sensation of pharyngeal foreign body and mild dysphagia. The exploration revealed a tumor of the posterior and lateral wall of the oropharynx that extended from the rhinopharynx to the hypopharynx. The diagnostic sequence included CT, MRI, Doppler echography, and arteriography, which identified a right post-styloid tumor located behind and medial to the jugular vein, internal carotid artery, and vagal nerve, but did not affect arterial blood flow. The patient underwent surgical treatment consisting of lateral cervicotomy, tumor excision, and histological study.     

口内径路咽旁间隙的内镜解剖结构

目的 研究口内径路咽旁间隙的内镜解剖结构, 了解颈内动、静脉及后组颅神经等解剖结构的毗邻关系, 为内镜下口内径路咽旁间隙肿瘤切除提供解剖依据。方法 对新鲜尸头5例(共10侧), 进行内镜下经口内径路咽旁间隙解剖。结果 咽上缩肌是进入茎突前间隙的标志, 茎突咽肌、茎突舌肌是进入茎突后间隙的标志, 茎突后间隙包含重要的血管及后组颅神经。结论 内镜下口内径路可充分暴露咽旁间隙的结构, 茎突咽肌、茎突舌肌是保护茎突后间隙的重要解剖标志。颈内动脉位于咽上缩肌的外侧, 靠近咽上缩肌内侧能够保护颈内动脉。     

Survival of a patient with endopharyngeal common carotid blow out due to parapharyngeal abscess as an unusual complication of cholesteatoma

Parapharyngeal abscess as a complication of cholesteatoma is an uncommon entity. Endopharyngeal common carotid artery rupture due to parapharyngeal abscess is also uncommon, and these cases usually end fatally. We present a 17-year-old male with parapharyngeal abscess due to cholesteatoma who developed an endopharyngeal common carotid blow out and survived after common carotid ligation without any neurological sequalae.     

Carotid artery erosion in a 4-year child

The carotid erosion occurs most commonly in patients receiving radiotherapy for head and neck cancer and is associated with high mortality. We report a case of carotid blow out in a 4-year-old child who presented with massive parapharyngeal space abscess. The common carotid artery (CCA) was ligated and child recovered without any neurological sequel.     

A study of the course of the internal carotid artery in the parapharyngeal space and its clinical importance

The differences in the course and shape of the internal carotid artery (ICA) in the parapharyngeal space were investigated to determine the possible risks for serious hemorrhage during tonsillectomy, drainage of peritonsillar abscess, soft palate injuries, adenoidectomy and velopharyngeoplasty. The course of the ICA was studied in the parapharyngeal spaces of 50 adult cadavers. From each specimen, circumferential sections were obtained and they stained with hematoxylin–eosin and Verhoeff’s elastic staining. The cervical course of the ICA showed no curvature in 70 cases; but in 25 cases it had a medial curve, and five cases showed kinking out of a total 100 dissected carotid sheaths. In two cases, kinking of the ICA was related to the pharyngeal wall. The histological examination of all kinking specimens demonstrated depletion and decreasing muscle tissue in tunica media and an increase was observed in vasa vasorum numbers in the tunica adventitia of ICA. The dissections and integrity losses were seen in tunica media and tunica adventitia. The vessel wall of histological structure change were detected in kinking specimens and lays the groundwork for the vessel wall to get easily harmed or torn either directly or indirectly by decreasing the elasticity and soundness of the wall. The transposition of the ICA artery in submucous position becomes important for otorhinolaryngologists when its aberrant course causes a widening in the retropharyngeal or parapharyngeal tissues and an impression on the pharyngeal wall. Curving and kinking of the ICA can constitue a risk factor for acute hemorrhage in routine surgical procedures, which are performed by inexperienced surgeons.     

The value of magnetic resonance imaging in the differential diagnosis of parapharyngeal space tumours

Between 1987 and 1993 14 patients with a parapharyngeal space tumour were imaged by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The vagal body tumours, presenting in the poststyloid compartment, all showed flow voids with anterior and medial displacement of the internal carotid artery. None of the salivary gland tumours, all presenting in the prestyloid compartment with posterior displacement of the internal carotid artery, showed flow voids. MRI is superior compared with other modalities in evaluating the differential diagnosis, especially regarding vascular vs non-vascular tumours. It should encompass T₁ SE images to assess the presence or absence of flow voids. In vascular tumours angiography must be used to assess feeding vessels, multiplicity, and sides involved. T₁ GE images are useful as they allow superior identification of the internal carotid artery and its relation with the tumour accordingly. In addition to T₁ SE images, T₂ SE images may help in the evaluation of the differential diagnosis. In all non-vascular tumours aspiration cytology is required to differentiate between benign and malignant disease.     

内镜下迷路后入路小脑桥脑角区解剖学研究

目的探讨内镜下迷路后入路小脑桥脑角区解剖标志与定位方法。方法在10例（20侧）成人头颅标本上模拟内镜下迷路后入路手术,观察内听道与桥脑小脑角区各组颅神经之间的关系,并测量相关数据。结果以外半规管水平上的后半规管后缘为标志点：后半规管后缘距内耳门后缘（15.89±1.61）mm,距三叉神经下缘（27.43±3.25）mm,距舌咽神经上缘（19.39±2.57）mm;后半规管后缘-内耳门后缘连线与后半规管后缘-舌咽神经上缘连线的夹角为16.78°±2.06°,后半规管后缘-内耳门后缘连线与后半规管后缘-三叉神经下缘连线的夹角为16.25°±2.88°。结论内镜下迷路后入路小脑桥脑角区手术具有损伤小,暴露清晰,多角度观察等优点,对于显微外科手术是一种有效的辅助手段。     

Petrous apicitis: surgical anatomy

Various surgical approaches to the petrous apex for exposure and drainage of suppurative processes are available to the otologist. The petrous apex may be conveniently divided into anterior and posterior portions by a line in the coronal plane through the internal auditory canal. The approach to the posterior petrous apex follows fistulous tracts in the sinodural angle, the subarcuate fossa, and the infralabyrinthine tract. The anterior petrous apex may be entered by means of a radical mastoidectomy. Fistulous tracts into an infected anterior petrous apex may be found through the hypotympanum, below the cochlea, through a triangle anterior to the cochlea, below the middle fossa dura, and above the carotid artery. In this approach to the petrous tip, one must have a thorough knowledge of the anatomical relationships around the carotid artery and cochlea: the carotid artery lies within 1.69 +/- 0.70 mm of the cochlea anteriorly, and the carotid artery may be exposed within the middle ear.     

Transoral robotic resection of selected parapharyngeal space tumors

Currently, transoral robotic surgery (TORS) with the daVinci robot is mainly used for squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx and supraglottic larynx. The safety, efficacy, and functional outcomes regarding this approach have previously been described. In addition to transoral resection of squamous cell carcinoma, we have found use for this technique in removing selected tumors of the parapharyngeal space. Three patients with benign or malignant tumors of the parapharyngeal space who underwent successful transoral resection using the daVinci robot were included in the study. In all three cases, complete tumor excision was achieved without any complication. None required conversion to an open procedure. Mean TORS operative time and intraoperative blood loss were 16.3 min and 4.7 mL, respectively. Inadequate oral exposure, involvement of the internal carotid artery, limited cervical spine mobility and large tumor size are the main limitations of this approach. Result indicates that magnified view, 3D visualization with the combination of the transoral robotic experience, allow en bloc resection of selected parapharyngeal space tumors located medial to the carotid sheath.     

Variations of the anatomical position of the internal carotid artery as an important differential diagnosis of parapharyngeal tumors

PATIENT: A case of a 78-year-old man with globus syndrome is reported who was referred to our department because of a tumor of the right parapharyngeal wall. Radiological and endoscopic examination revealed that the tumor was caused by an extracranial kinking of the right internal carotid artery. DISCUSSION: Variations of the anatomical position of the internal carotid artery in the parapharyngeal space are potentially at risk during routine ENT-procedures such as adenoidectomy and tonsillectomy or during endoscopic procedures with diagnostic biopsies. Data about the frequency of variations of the clinical course of the internal carotid artery dorsolateral of the lateral pharyngeal wall vary in literature from 4% to 66%. By cost-effective ultrasound and duplex-ultrasound, computed-tomography, magnetic resonance imaging with angiography or by conventional angiography a wide variety of different diagnostic imaging methods is available. While coiling of the internal carotid artery is ascribed to embryological malformation, elongation and kinking of the artery are due to atherosclerosis or fibromuscular dysplasia. These variations are often asymptomatic but they can also cause symptoms from globus syndrome to cerebrovascular insufficiency producing ischemic attacks or infarction. This case report emphasizes the clinical importance of variations of the clinical course of the internal carotid artery as a differential diagnosis of parapharyngeal tumors since iatrogenic injuries during routine pharyngeal surgery with disastrous outcome were frequently reported in literature. Unexperienced ENT-surgeons should be warned and experienced ENT-surgeons should be reminded of those dangerous variations.     

Parapharyngeal abscess is frequently associated with concomitant peritonsillar abscess

To characterize patients with parapharyngeal abscess admitted to a Danish tertiary care centre and evaluate our management. This is a retrospective chart review. All records of patients with parapharyngeal abscess admitted to the Ear-Nose-Throat Department at Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark, from January 2001 through December 2011 were reviewed. In total, 63 patients (41 males), aged 4–89 years (median, 45 years) were included in the study. The mean annual incidence of parapharyngeal abscess was 0.9 cases/100,000 population. Thirty-three (52 %) patients had concomitant peritonsillar abscess. In two patients the parapharyngeal abscess was accompanied by necrotizing fasciitis. The most frequent surgical approach used was intrapharyngeal incision in combination with tonsillectomy. The most commonly used antibiotic regimen was benzylpenicillin plus metronidazole. Seven (13 %) patients returned to the operating theatre due to post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage or insufficient abscess drainage. Tonsillectomy and internal incision of the abscess in combination with a narrow-spectrum intravenous penicillin and metronidazole is a safe and efficient approach for managing parapharyngeal abscesses. This approach, however, carries a relatively high complication rate, requiring close surveillance in the early post-operative period. This is especially true for parapharyngeal abscess patients without peritonsillar abscess. In our series, these patients were more ill, more likely to experience complications, require intensive care, intubation, and tracheotomy, than parapharyngeal abscess patients with concurrent peritonsillar abscess. The frequent co-existence of parapharyngeal abscess and peritonsillar abscess favours careful consideration of addition of tonsillectomy to intrapharyngeal incision.     

Endoscopy-assisted transoral resection of a parapharyngeal space schwannoma without mandibular dissection

Of the schwannomas that arise from the parapharyngeal space, those in the high cervical region are particularly invasive, requiring mandibular dissection. Because these tumors are benign, however, excessive surgical invasion and postoperative neurological complications should be avoided. Postoperative dropout symptoms may be avoided by intracapsular extraction, including nerve integrity monitoring (NIM) and narrow-band imaging (NBI). Video laryngoscopy surgery is reported to be useful for transoral resection of pharyngeal and laryngeal tumors. This report describes the transoral removal of a giant schwannoma located in the high cervical region from a 74-years-old man using a surgical support device without mandibular dissection.The tumor was located on the right lateral pharyngeal wall and extended from the upper oropharynx to the hypopharynx while compressing the epiglottis to the skull base. No separation was observed between the internal jugular vein and the internal carotid artery. The tumor was diagnosed as a schwannoma with no malignancy on the basis of the histology of a core needle biopsy (CNB), and was completely and safely removed endoscopically using NIM and NBI, with no need for an external incision or mandibular dissection. This case illustrates that even a huge sympathetic schwannoma located in the parapharyngeal space at a high cervical position can be excised transorally using video-laryngoscopic surgery (TOVS) without mandibular dissection.     

Bilateral pulsating pharynx with abnormal internal carotid artery

A five years old female, presented with long standing snoring & recurrent tonsillitis. Examination showed pulsating soft palate & posterior pharyngeal wall. Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) of the carotids revealed abnormal course of the right internal carotid artery (ICA) with its proximal segment coursing medially and reaching the midline of the retropharyngeal space. The right ICA kinked 2.3 cm medially. It was 3.1 mm posterior to the right palatine tonsil & 3.5 mm away from posterior part of the adenoid. The dilemma of undergoing adenotonsillectomy was considered to be of a high risk & the patient was kept on conservative management only.     

Risk of internal carotid injury due to peritonsillar abscess drainage

ObjectivePeritonsillar abscess (PTA) is one of the most commonly seen ear nose and throat (ENT) emergencies. The most catastrophic complication that may occur due to surgical treatment of PTA is injury of internal carotid artery. The aim of this study is to determine distance and angle between PTA with ICA; and to prevent possible complications.MethodsA total of 34 adult patients with PTA were enrolled in this study. Neck computed tomographies of the patients with PTA were evaluated by a radiologist. The distance between PTA and ICA (DIP), and contralateral tonsil side and ICA (DIT) were measured and compared with each other. Also angle between PTA and ICA (AIP) was examined.ResultsThis study contained 20 (58.8%) males and 14 (41.2%) females with a mean age of 32.20 ± 12.75 years (range 18–60 years). Mean DIP and DIT scores were 13.39 ± 3.7 mm (min: 5.32, max: 19.07) and 9.61 ± 3.17 mm (min: 4.95, max: 16.35) respectively, and the difference was statistically significant (p<0.05). Mean distance between anterior border of PTA and ICA was 36.18 ± 6.42 mm (min: 17.12 max: 47.43). The AIP was 33.40 ± 2.29° (min: 30.10° and max: 40.71°). According to risk classification system, the 28 (82.4%) patients constituted low risk, and 6 (%17.6) patients constituted moderate risk.ConclusionAccording to the distance between the PTA and ICA, the risk of ICA injury was found to be mild and moderate in PTA patients. It is crucial for the surgeon to pay attention to the depth and angle of the incision during drainage of the abscess.     

内镜经口入路行鼻咽癌放疗后肿瘤残留切除或咽旁隙转移及复发淋巴结清扫术

 目的探讨内镜经口入路行鼻咽癌放疗后咽旁隙残留或复发淋巴结清扫术的有效性及可行性。方法回顾性分析2015年3月～2017年10月南方医科大学珠江医院耳鼻咽喉科收治的12例鼻咽癌放疗后咽旁隙淋巴结残留或复发患者的临床资料,所有患者术前均行影像学检查诊断,其中5例单纯行内镜下经口入路咽旁隙淋巴结清扫术,7例因有鼻咽癌原发灶残留或者复发同时行鼻咽-颅底肿瘤切除术。结果12例（共13侧）患者手术顺利,术后均未出现声嘶、进食呛咳及颈内动脉损伤等并发症,1例患者出现口内切口感染,1例患者切口部分缝线松脱,均经对症处理后痊愈。术后随访至2018年4月,中位随访23个月（6～36个月）,所有患者术后均未出现咽旁隙内再发转移灶。结论内镜下经口入路行鼻咽癌放疗后咽旁隙淋巴结清扫术可有效地切除转移灶,且手术创伤小,并发症少,术后恢复快,具有临床应用价值。