Topographic Anatomy and Pneumatization of the Posterior Clinoid Process in Chiari Type I Malformation

ALPERGİN B. C., EROĞLU Ü., ZAİMOĞLU M., Kılınç M. C., ÖZPİŞKİN Ö. M., ERDİN E., ...Daha Fazla

World Neurosurgery, cilt.185, 2024 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 185
  • Basım Tarihi: 2024
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.wneu.2024.02.130
  • Dergi Adı: World Neurosurgery
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, Index Islamicus, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Chiari type I malformation, Dorsum sellae, Posterior clinoid process, Posterior clinoidectomy, Sella turcica
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: This study aimed to examine pneumatization and topographic location of the posterior clinoid process (PCP) in Chiari type I malformation (CIM) for skull base approaches. Methods: Computed tomography images of 52 (23 males/29 females) CIM subjects aged 23.87 ± 16.09 years and 71 (26 males/45 females) healthy subjects aged 42.48 ± 21.48 years constituted the study universe. Results: The distances of PCP to the foramen magnum (P = 0.037), superior orbital fissure (P < 0.001), foramen rotundum (P < 0.001), and foramen ovale (P < 0.001) were smaller, but the distance of PCP to the crista galli (P = 0.038) was greater in CIM patients, compared with normal subjects. In CIM, the fusion between PCP and the anterior clinoid process was observed in 9 sides (8.70%), while in controls it was observed in 12 sides (8.50%). PCP pneumatization was observed in 40 sides (38.50%) in CIM patients, while it was observed in 28 sides (19.70%) in normal subjects. These data displayed that PCP pneumatization was affected by CIM (P < 0.001). Conclusions: The distances of PCP to the crista galli and foramen magnum indicate the anterior fossa length and the posterior fossa depth, respectively; thus CIM patients have a longer anterior fossa and a shallow posterior fossa. In addition, the distances of PCP to the superior orbital fissure, foramen rotundum, and foramen ovale indicate the middle fossa width; hence CIM patients have less middle fossa width than normal individuals. CIM patients have an approximately 50% higher PCP pneumatization rate, and this may increase the risk of complications such as cerebrospinal fluid fistula during the application of posterior clinoidectomy.