Partial cortico-hippocampectomy in cats, as therapy for refractory temporal epilepsy: A descriptive cadaveric study
Fig 5
Transcortical approach to the hippocampus-hippocampal resection (part 2).
Intraoperative photograph showing the hippocampus after resection of the temporal neocortex (caudal ectosylvian gyrus). The hippocampus is cut off dorsally (B) and ventrally (C) with an 11-scalpel blade; then its mesial connections are carefully transected with the help of a nerve hook (D) and the hippocampus is pulled out and removed (E). After completing the resection, the medial geniculate body and the caudal cerebral artery become visible (F, enlarged view). ecs: caudal ectosylvian gyrus; syl: caudal sylvian gyrus; rcha: rostral choroidal artery; hip: hippocampus; lv: lateral ventricle; fi: fimbria; hcf: hippocampal fissure; phg: parahippocampal gyrus; mgb: medial geniculate body; cca: caudal cerebral artery; lha: longitudinal hippocampal artery.