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Review
. 2021 Jan:145:381-395.
doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.10.004. Epub 2020 Oct 10.

Revisiting the Vertebral Venous Plexus-A Comprehensive Review of the Literature

Kennedy Carpenter  1 , Tess Decater  2 , Joe Iwanaga  3 , Christopher M Maulucci  4 , C J Bui  5 , Aaron S Dumont  4 , R Shane Tubbs  6
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Revisiting the Vertebral Venous Plexus-A Comprehensive Review of the Literature

Kennedy Carpenter et al. World Neurosurg. 2021 Jan.

Abstract

The venous drainage of the vertebral and paravertebral regions is important for a better understanding of hematogenous disease spread. Moreover, the spine surgeon must be well acquainted with this anatomy to minimize intraoperative and postoperative complications. A comprehensive review of the vertebral venous plexus (Batson plexus) was performed with a concentration on the clinical and surgical correlations of this venous network.

Keywords: Anatomy; Cadaver; Hematoma; Spine; Vertebral venous plexus.

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