The “Inferior” Petrolingual Ligament for Endoscopic Endonasal “Lateral” Transpetrosal Approach
This study introduces the IPLL as a consistent and reliable anatomical landmark for EELPA. Identifying the IPLL facilitates extradural exposure and resection of the lateral petrous apex while minimizing disruption to the ICA and cranial nerves.
Authors
- Hantao Yang
- Xiaobiao Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3970-1106)
- Tao Xie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0222-9717)
- Fan Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3521-5696)
- Qiang Xie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6376-8808)
- Shuang Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3862-1107)
- Ping Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8036-0855)
- Lan Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5573-2033)
Institutions
- Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- Fudan University (CN)
- Shanghai Medical Information Center (CN)
- Yangtze River Delta Physics Research Center (China) (CN)
- Zhongshan Hospital (CN)
- The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- Shanghai Institute of Computing Technology (CN)
- YangPu Geriatric Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Head & Neck
- Published
- 2025-11-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.70094
- Primary Topic
- Head and Neck Surgical Oncology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00