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The oblique occipital sinus: a review of anatomy and imaging characteristics

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Variations of the dural venous sinuses may result in inaccurate imaging interpretation or complications during surgical approaches. One variation of the dural venous sinuses reported infrequently in the literature is the oblique occipital sinus. The present paper reviews this anatomy and offers illustrations of the cadaveric and imaging findings seen with this venous variation.

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  1. Section of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children’s Hospital, 1600 7th Avenue South ACC 400, Birmingham, AL, 35233, USA

    R. Shane Tubbs & Anand N. Bosmia

  2. Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine, Department of Neurological Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA

    Mohammadali M. Shoja & Aaron A. Cohen-Gadol

  3. Department of Anatomical Sciences, St. George’s University, Grenada, West Indies

    Marios Loukas

  4. Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA

    Joel K. Curé

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Tubbs, R.S., Bosmia, A.N., Shoja, M.M. et al. The oblique occipital sinus: a review of anatomy and imaging characteristics. Surg Radiol Anat 33, 747–749 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-011-0831-9

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