Osborn A G
AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1979 Mar;132(3):389-94. doi: 10.2214/ajr.132.3.389.
The pterygopalatine fossa is a major distribution center for the parasympathetic innervation and vascular supply of deep facial structures. Through eight bony canals or foramina, this fossa communicates with the nasal and oral cavities, infra-temporal fossa, orbit, pharynx, and middle cranial fossa. Therefore this important structure provides a natural pathway for dissemination or spread of disease processes to contiguous structures. The normal gross and radiographic anatomy of the pterygopalatine fossa and the adjacent pterygoid plates are considered in detail. Variation in these structures as well as their alterations in a variety of pathologic entities are described.
翼腭窝是面部深部结构副交感神经支配和血管供应的主要分布中心。通过八个骨管或孔，该窝与鼻腔、口腔、颞下窝、眼眶、咽和中颅窝相通。因此，这个重要结构为疾病过程向相邻结构的扩散或蔓延提供了一条自然途径。本文详细讨论了翼腭窝及相邻翼突板的正常大体和影像学解剖结构。描述了这些结构的变异以及它们在各种病理情况下的改变。
