A vein that leaves the vestibule through an individual bone canal running parallel to the vestibular aqueduct up to the dura of the posterior side of the petrosa in the area of the endolymphatic sac. It then opens in the inferior petrosal sinus or the jugular bulb. The vein receives other branches from the bone, dura and sac. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/42339 ]
Synonyms: vestibular aqueduct vein vena aqueductus vestibuli
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- vein
- tributary of some inferior petrosal sinus
- tributary of some sigmoid sinus
- tributary of some transverse sinus