Anterior petroclinoid fold
Plica petroclinoidea anterior
Definition
The anterior petroclinoid fold extends from the petrous apex to the anterior clinoid process and is an extension of the anteromedial tentorial edge. It acts to laterally limit the superior wall of the cavernous sinus.
References
Text by Antoine Micheau, MD - Copyright IMAIOS
Nossek, E., Setton, A., Dehdashti, A.R. et al. Anterior petroclinoid fold fenestration: an adjunct to clipping of postero-laterally projecting posterior communicating aneurysms. Neurosurg Rev 37, 637–641 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10143-014-0554
