"Pterygopalatine Fossa" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A small space in the skull between the MAXILLA and the SPHENOID BONE, medial to the pterygomaxillary fissure, and connecting to the NASAL CAVITY via the sphenopalatine foramen.
| Descriptor ID |
D056739
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.835.232.781.670
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pterygopalatine Fossa" by people in Profiles.
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Ultrasound-Guided Suprazygomatic Nerve Blocks to the Pterygopalatine Fossa: A Safe Procedure. Pain Med. 2022 08 01; 23(8):1366-1375.
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Pterygopalatine Fossa Blockade as Novel, Narcotic-Sparing Treatment for Headache in Patients with Spontaneous Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Neurocrit Care. 2021 08; 35(1):241-248.