Pacchionian foramen
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Pacchionian foramen means:
- incisurae tentorii (aka tentorial notch)[1][2][3]
- a thick opening in the center of the diaphragm of sella through which the infundibulum passes[4]
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The Pacchionian foramen (incisura tentorii) is important due to some types of brain herniation through it, i.e. supratentorial, infratentorial herniation.