Turkish Neurosurgery 2020 , Vol 30 , Num 6
Quantitative Analysis of the Vascular and Neural Compartments of the Jugular Foramen in Dry Skulls
Vural HAMZAOGLU1,Hakan OZALP1,Orhan BEGER2,Osman ERDOGAN3,Engin KARA4,Yusuf VAYISOGLU3,Gulden KAYAN2,Alev BOBUS2,Ahmet DAGTEKIN1,Celal BAGDATOGLU1,Derya Umit TALAS3
1Mersin University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Mersin, Turkey
2Mersin University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Mersin, Turkey
3Mersin University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Mersin, Turkey
4Mersin University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Mersin, Turkey
DOI : 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.26495-19.4 AIM: To compare the right and left sides and the endo?exocranial orifices of the jugular foramen (JF) considering the vascular compartment (VC) and the neural compartment (NC).

MATERIAL and METHODS: A total of 20 human dry skulls belonging to the inventory of Medical Faculty, Department of Anatomy, were included in this study. Numerical values were obtained using direct anatomical and also computed tomography measurements.

RESULTS: The endocranial and exocranial VC occupied wider areas on the right side than on the left side (p<0.05). However, there was no statistically significant difference between the surface area of the endocranial and exocranial NC in terms of the sides (p>0.05). The length of the endocranial VC was greater on the right than on the left side. The right exocranial VC was wider than the left exocranial VC. However, the widths and lengths of the endocranial and exocranial NC showed no statistically significant difference between the sides (p>0.05).

CONCLUSION: The right-sided dominance of JF observed in this study was attributed to the length of endocranial VC and the width of exocranial VC. Keywords : Vascular compartment, Neural compartment, Jugular foramen, Sigmoid sinus

Corresponding author : Orhan BEGER, obeger@gmail.com