Endoscopic Endonasal Odontoidectomy

Matteo Zoli; Diego Mazzatenta; Adelaide Valluzzi; Carmelo Mascari; Ernesto Pasquini; Giorgio Frank

doi:10.1016/j.nec.2015.03.002

Endoscopic Endonasal Odontoidectomy

Matteo Zoli, Diego Mazzatenta, Adelaide Valluzzi, Carmelo Mascari, Ernesto Pasquini, Giorgio Frank

Istituto Scienze Neurologiche

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Abstract

Odontoidectomy is the treatment of choice for irreducible ventral cervical-medullary compression. The endonasal endoscopic approach is an innovative approach for odontoidectomy. The aim of this article is to identify in which conditions this approach is indicated, discussing variants of the technique for selected cases of craniovertebral malformation with platybasia. We believe that the technical difficulties of this approach are balanced by the advantages for patients. Some conditions related to the patient and to the anatomy of the craniovertebral junction may favor adoption of the endoscopic endonasal approach, which should be considered complementary and not alternative to standard approaches.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	427-436
Number of pages	10
Journal	Neurosurgery Clinics of North America
Volume	26
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nec.2015.03.002
Publication status	Published - Jul 1 2015

Keywords

Basilar invagination
Craniovertebral junction
Endoscopic endonasal surgery
Occipital-cervical degenerative disease
Odontoidectomy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Clinical Neurology
Surgery

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