Bayot Marlon L., Reddy Vamsi, Zabel Matthew K.
Adventist University of the Philippines-College of Medicine; Coach MLB Consulting
McKinsey & Company
Dural venous sinuses are a group of sinuses or blood channels that drains venous blood circulating from the cranial cavity. It collectively returns deoxygenated blood from the head to the heart to maintain systemic circulation. There are seven major dural venous sinuses located within the cranial cavity, specifically between the periosteal and meningeal layer of the dura mater: superior sagittal, inferior sagittal, straight, transverse, sigmoid, cavernous, and superior petrosal sinuses. Most of these sinuses are found adjacent to the falx cerebri and tentorium cerebelli. The cavernous sinus is clinically the most important dural venous sinus. Characteristic structures of venous sinuses are vital to physicians and healthcare providers, especially in cases of possible thrombosis and infection.
硬脑膜静脉窦是一组引流颅腔内循环静脉血的窦或血道。它共同将头部的脱氧血液回流到心脏以维持体循环。颅腔内有七个主要的硬脑膜静脉窦，具体位于硬脑膜的骨膜层和脑膜层之间：上矢状窦、下矢状窦、直窦、横窦、乙状窦、海绵窦和岩上窦。这些窦中的大多数位于大脑镰和小脑幕附近。海绵窦在临床上是最重要的硬脑膜静脉窦。静脉窦的特征性结构对医生和医疗服务提供者至关重要，尤其是在可能发生血栓形成和感染的情况下。
