Sphenoparietal sinus

Last revised by William Howden on 31 Mar 2023

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Citation:

Gaillard F, Howden W, Al Kabbani A, et al. Sphenoparietal sinus. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-5360

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-5360

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/5360

rID:

5360

Article created:

8 Jan 2009, Frank Gaillard ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Frank Gaillard had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

31 Mar 2023, William Howden

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised William Howden had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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Revisions:

6 times, by 6 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Vascular, Central Nervous System

Sections:

Anatomy

Synonyms:

Sphenoparietal sinus of Breschet
Sphenoparietal sinus of Brechet

The sphenoparietal sinus is an inconsistent ¹ dural venous sinus, which is located along the posteroinferior ridge of the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone. It forms as the confluence of the sinus of the lesser sphenoid wing and of the parietal portion of the frontal ramus of the middle meningeal vein. It drains into the cavernous sinus and receives tributaries from: