RESUMEN

BACKGROUND: Recent literature highlights anomalous cranial nerves in the sinonasal region, notably in the sphenoid and maxillary sinuses, linked to anatomical factors. However, data on the suspended infraorbital canal (IOC) variant is scarce in cross-sectional imaging. Anatomical variations in the sphenoid sinuses, including optic, maxillary, and vidian nerves, raise interest among specialists involved in advanced sinonasal procedures. The infraorbital nerve's (ION) course along the orbital floor and its abnormal positioning within the orbital and maxillary sinus region pose risks of iatrogenic complications. A comprehensive radiological assessment is crucial before sinonasal surgeries. Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) is preferred for its spatial resolution and reduced radiation exposure. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of anatomical variants of the infraorbital canal (IOC) and report its association with clinical condition or surgical implication. METHODS: We searched Medline, Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar, CINAHL, and LILACS databases from their inception up to June 2023. Two authors independently performed the search, study selection, data extraction, and assessed the methodological quality with assurance tool for anatomical studies (AQUA). Finally, the pooled prevalence was estimated using a random effects model. RESULTS: Preliminary results show that three types are prevalent, type 1: the IOC does not bulge into the maxillary sinus (MS); therefore, the infraorbital foramen through the anterior wall of MS could be used for identification of the ION. Type 2: the IOC divided the orbital floor into medial and lateral aspects. Type 3: the IOC hangs in the MS and the entire orbital floor lying above the IOC. From which the clinical implications where mainly surgical, in type 1 the infraorbital foramen through the anterior wall of MS could be used for identification of the ION, while in type 2, since the lateral orbital floor could not be directly accessed an inferiorly transposition of ION is helpful to expose the lateral orbital wall directly with a 0 scope; or using angled endoscopes and instruments, however, the authors opinion is that direct exposure potentially facilitates the visualization and management in complex situations such as residual or recurrent mass, foreign body, and fracture located at the lateral aspect of the canal. Lastly, in type 3, the ION it's easily exposed with a 0° scope. CONCLUSIONS: This systematic review identified four IOC variants: Type 1, within or below the MS roof; Type 2, partially protruding into the sinus; Type 3, fully protruding into the sinus or suspended from the roof; and Type 4, in the orbital floor. Clinical recommendations aim to prevent nerve injuries and enhance preoperative assessments. However, the lack of consistent statistical methods limits robust associations between IOC variants and clinical outcomes. Data heterogeneity and the absence of standardized reporting impede meta-analysis. Future research should prioritize detailed reporting, objective measurements, and statistical approaches for a comprehensive understanding of IOC variants and their clinical implications. Open Science Framework (OSF): https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/UGYFZ .

Asunto(s)

RESUMEN

Disorders in the course of the neurovascular bed of the sexual neurovascular bundle (NVB) entail problems of gynecological, andrological and urological nature, for example, the state of impotence in men. The aim of the study was to establish a method to determine a projection. The Arteria pudenda interna, Vena pudenda interna and Nervus pudendus (sexual neurovascular bundle or NVB) from the infrapiriform foramen to the Alcock's canal (pudendal canal) in which the pudendal neurovascular bundle runs. Topographic and anatomical study was performed on 15 corpses without organ complex (remote shore): 9-from men and 6-women, aged 36 to 74 years. Each object of study (corpse) included 2 pairs of sexual NVB, a total of 30 investigated. The information obtained on the projection branches of the pudendal nerve, and pudendal internal artery and pudendal internal vein from infrapiriform foramen to the entrance of the pudendal canal. A method for determining the projection of sexual NVB in the gluteal region was developed. The projection of Arteria pudenda interna, Vena pudenda interna and Nervus pudendus from the infrapiriform foramen in the gluteal region and to the entrance of the pudendal canal is determined. The morphometric data necessary for the mathematical equation developed by us for the calculation of the boundaries of the projection of the desired plane in the course of the sexual NVB are obtained . Using these data in the method of mathematical calculation developed by us using the formula C'c' = 0,2679 x (A'G-AD+3), we determined the projection of the figure, in the form of a trapezoid, in the center of which the projection of the sexual NVB is determined.A method for determining the projection of the sexual neurovascular bundle in the gluteal region for diagnosis and therapeutic effects on sexual NPS was developed.

Los trastornos en el curso de las estructuras del haz neurovascular sexual conllevan problemas de naturaleza ginecológica, andrológica y urológica, por ejemplo, el estado de impotencia en los hombres. El objetivo de este estudio fue establecer un método para determinar una proyección de los vasos pudendos internos y el nervio pudendo (haz neurovascular sexual o HNV) desde el foramen infrapiriforme hasta el canal de Alcock (canal pudendo). Se realizó un estudio topográfico y anatómico en 15 cadáveres: 9 hombres y 6 mujeres, entre 36 y 74 años. Se analizaron 30 muestras, cada cadáver incluyó 2 pares de HNV sexuales. Se obtuvo información sobre las ramas de proyección de la arteria, y vena pudenda interna y del nervio pudendo, desde el foramen infrapiriforme hasta la entrada al canal pudendo. Se desarrolló un método para determinar la proyección de NVB sexual en la región glútea. La proyección de la vena pudenda interna y del nervio pudendo se determinó desde el foramen infrapiriformis en la región glútea, hasta la entrada del canal pudendo. Se obtuvieron datos morfométricos necesarios para la ecuación matemática y obtener el cálculo de los límites de la proyección del plano deseado en el curso de la HNV sexual. Usando estos datos se utilizó la fórmula C'c '= 0,2679 x (A'G-AD + 3), y se realizó la proyección de la figura, en forma de trapecio, en el centro del cual se determinó la proyección de la HNV sexual. Se desarrolló un método para la proyección del haz neurovascular sexual en la región glútea, en el diagnóstico y los efectos terapéuticos sobre el NPS sexual.

Asunto(s)

RESUMEN

SUMMARY: A preoperative computed tomography scan is useful to determine neurovascular exit points from orbit to supraorbital region. Determining the structure of exiting points (absence or presence, if present, being in form of foramen or notch) is important to plan the surgical approach. The aim of the study was to provide the radiological data by multi-detector computed tomography for estimating exiting points of the neurovascular bundles of the supraorbital region whether through foramen or notch in living subjects related to side (right/left), sex and age. Computed tomography examinations of 214 (102 male and 112 female) adult patients, aged average 44.2 ± 14 years, were evaluated, retrospectively. Presence or absence, number and nature (foramen/notch) of exiting points of neurovascular bundles were noted in each side regarding sex and age groups. The distance of foramen/notch to the midline of the face was recorded. Single notch was seen on the right in 123 and in 134 on the left, single foramen was seen in 62 on the right and in 56 on the left side and double foramen was seen in 13 on the right and in 6 on the left. The absence was seen in 16 on the right and 18 on the left side. No significant difference was seen on frequency compared between the sexes and age groups. Foramen was seen in 58 sides unilaterally and in 39 sides bilaterally. Notch was unilateral in 75 sides and bilateral in 95 sides. It was shown that males had a wider distance between right side foramen and left side notch to midline. Age groups did not show a significant difference in terms of side. Absence and foramen presence made up about 30-40 % of cases. Notch was the most common form. Foramen/notch presence was statistically unaffected by the sex and age factors. In terms of surgery, preoperative assessment of orbital exit points with computed tomography is essential.

RESUMEN: Una tomografía computarizada preoperatoria es útil para determinar los puntos de salida neurovascular en la región supraorbitaria. Para la planificación del abordaje quirúrgico es importante determinar la estructura de los puntos de salida (ausencia o presencia en forma de foramen). El objetivo de este estudio fue proporcionar los datos radiológicos mediante tomografía computarizada de detectores múltiples, para estimar los puntos de salida de los haces neurovasculares de la región supraorbitaria, ya sea a través del foramen o incisura en sujetos vivos relacionados con lado (derecho/izquierdo), sexo y edad. Se evaluaron retrospectivamente los exámenes de tomografía computarizada de 214 adultos (102 hombres y 112 mujeres), edad 44,2 ± 14 años. Se observó, en cada lado, presencia o ausencia, número y naturaleza (foramen / incisura) de los puntos de salida de los haces neurovasculares en cuanto a sexo y grupos de edad. Se registró la distancia del foramen / incisura al plano mediano de la cara. Se observó un foramen a la derecha en 123 de las tomografìas y en 134 a la izquierda, se observó un foramen simple en 62 a la derecha y en 56 en el lado izquierdo y se visualizó forámenes doble en 13 tomografías a la derecha y en 6 a la izquierda. Se observó ausencia en 16 casos a la derecha y 18 casos a la izquierda. No existió diferencia significativa en la frecuencia comparada entre los sexos y los grupos etarios. El foramen se detectó en 58 lados unilateralmente y en 39 lados bilateralmente. Se demostró que los hombres tenían una distancia mayor entre el foramen del lado derecho y el foramen del lado izquierdo hasta el pno mediano. No se observó una diferencia significativa en los diferentes grupos etarios en términos de lado. La ausencia y la presencia de los forámenes constituían alrededor del 30-40 % de los casos. Los factores de sexo y edad no afectaron estadísticamente la presencia del foramen / incisura. En términos de cirugía, la evaluación preoperatoria de los puntos de salida orbitales con tomografía computarizada es esencial.

Asunto(s)

RESUMEN

O nervo alveolar inferior (Nai), o mais espesso ramo do nervo mandibular (V par craniano), está funcionalmente relacionado à inervação da mandíbula e dentes inferiores, além de parte dos tecidos moles circunjacentes. Seu estudo morfológico, sobretudo em mandíbulas adultas, foi sistematicamente realizado, contudo, sem ainda haver um consenso definitivo para o seu padrão de ramificação. Desse modo, considerando-se a importância em se demonstrar um modelo de constituição básica para o Nai, realizou-se o presente estudo em fetos humanos da 19ª a 36ª semana de vida intrauterina. Foram utilizados 86 hemimandíbulas, de ambos os sexos, em que se avaliou o padrão morfológico intraósseo do Nai e de seus ramos, seus envoltórios conjuntivos e suas relações com as estruturas vasculares, utilizando-se de microdissecção e microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV). Relativamente ao padrão morfológico do segmento intramandibular do Nai, foram propostos 4 tipos de ramificação: Tipo I (16%), onde o Nai emite 3 ramos principais, os nervos alveolares inferiores posterior (Naip), médio (Naim) e anterior (Naia); Tipo II (34%), semelhante ao anterior, porém ausente o Naim; Tipo III (30%), semelhante ao primeiro, porém ausentes Naim e o Naia; e o Tipo IV (20%), a forma clássica do Nai, onde somente o Naia se ramifica a partir dele. Verificou-se uma série de conexões entre todos os feixes nervosos, sobretudo entre o Naip e o Nai, sendo que os ramos dentais e peridentais partem, em sua maioria, do Naip, Naim e Naia. Sobre os envoltórios conjuntivos, verificou-se que se espessam à medida que o feto se desenvolve, notando também a presença de uma bainha neurovascular comum a envolver o feixe vasculonervoso alveolar inferior. Quanto ao posicionamento da artéria alveolar inferior, adjacente ao forame da mandíbula, cruza o feixe nervoso, em sua maioria, pela face medial (41%) ou pela lateral (55%), para logo em seguida alcançar sua posição definitiva sobre a face superior do feixe nervoso. Quanto às veias alveolares inferiores, em número de 1 a 3, posicionam-se posteromedialmente às outras estruturas do feixe vasculonervoso. Para a veia de Serres, observada em todos os espécimes e envolta por um canal ósseo, propôs-se a terminologia veia paramandibular.

The inferior alveolar nerve (Nai), the thickest branch of the mandibular nerve (V pair of cranial nerve), is functionally related to jaw and lower teeth innervation as well as, being part of the surrounding smooth tissue. The Nai morphology has been systematically studied in mandible of adults however, no definitive consensus has been reached in relation to its branched pattern. Therefore, this study was been performed in 19 to 36 week-gestation fetuses, due to the importance of determining a basic model of Nai as available data refers only to its arrangement in adults. Micro dissection and Scanner Electron Microscopy (MEV) were performed on 86 human hemi-mandibles of both sexes in order to evaluate the morphological intraosseous pattern of Nai and its branches, its connective tissue and their relationship with vascular structures. In connection with the morphological pattern of intramandibular segment of Nai, four types of branches were proposed: Type I (16%) where Nai give rise to 3 main branches: posterior inferior alveolar nerve (Naip), medium (Naim), and anterior (Naia); Type II (34%), similar to Type I but Naim was absent; Type III (30%), similar to the first, however Naim and Naia were absent; and type IV (20%),the classic form of Nai, from which only Naia was raised. A series of connections was verified among all of the nervous bundles, especially between Nai and Naip. besides dental and periodontal branches commonly arising from Naip, Naim and Naia. In relation with the connective tissues, it was shown that they became thicker as the fetuses are developing; at this stage it was also noted one neurovascular sheath covering nerve bundles and blood vessels. Relatively to the inferior alveolar artery position, adjacent to mandible foramen, it can, frequently, cross the nerve bundle through medial (41%) or lateral surface (55%), reached after its final position on the superior surface of nerve bundle; the inferior alveolar veins (1 to 3), are posterior-medially positioned to the neurovascular bundle other structures. The terminology paramandibular vein was proposed to the Serres vein observed in all specimens studied which was surrounded by bone channel.

Asunto(s)