Bochdalek's flower basket
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Bochdalek's flower basket is the eponymous name for the incidental finding of protrusion of the choroid plexus through the foramina of Luschka. This is a relatively common finding.
It is an important normal variant to recognise as the presence of protruding calcified choroid tissue in the fourth ventricle can be confused with subarachnoid haemorrhage 2 or a cerebellopontine angle mass.
History and etymology
The finding is named after Vincent Alexander Bochdalek (1801-1883), the Czech anatomist who is most recognizedrecognised for characterizingcharacterising what is now known as the Bochdalek hernia 3.
-<p><strong>Bochdalek's flower basket</strong> is the eponymous name for the incidental finding of protrusion of the <a href="/articles/choroid-plexus">choroid plexus</a> through the <a href="/articles/lateral-apertures-of-luschka">foramina of Luschka</a>. This is a relatively common finding.</p><p>It is an important normal variant to recognise as the presence of protruding calcified choroid tissue in the fourth ventricle can be confused with <a href="/articles/subarachnoid-haemorrhage">subarachnoid haemorrhage</a> <sup>2</sup> or a <a href="/articles/cerebellopontine-angle-mass">cerebellopontine angle mass</a>.</p><h4>History and etymology</h4><p>The finding is named after <strong>Vincent Alexander Bochdalek</strong> (1801-1883), the Czech anatomist who is most recognized for characterizing what is now known as the <a href="/articles/bochdalek-hernia">Bochdalek hernia</a> <sup>3</sup>.</p>- +<p><strong>Bochdalek's flower basket</strong> is the eponymous name for the incidental finding of protrusion of the <a href="/articles/choroid-plexus">choroid plexus</a> through the <a href="/articles/lateral-apertures-of-luschka">foramina of Luschka</a>. This is a relatively common finding.</p><p>It is an important normal variant to recognise as the presence of protruding calcified choroid tissue in the fourth ventricle can be confused with <a href="/articles/subarachnoid-haemorrhage">subarachnoid haemorrhage</a> <sup>2</sup> or a <a href="/articles/cerebellopontine-angle-mass">cerebellopontine angle mass</a>.</p><h4>History and etymology</h4><p>The finding is named after <strong>Vincent Alexander Bochdalek</strong> (1801-1883), the Czech anatomist who is most recognised for characterising what is now known as the <a href="/articles/bochdalek-hernia">Bochdalek hernia</a> <sup>3</sup>.</p>
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