Endoscopic transnasal odontoidectomy using ultrasonic bone curette: Technical case report
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Published on: May 23, 2021
Francesco Zenga1, Andrea Bolzoni Villaret, Marco Maria Fontanella
1Department of Neurosurgery, University of Torino, Torino, Italy.
Abstract:
A 65-year-old woman, a case of cranio-vertebral junction anomaly, presented with a sudden onset of quadriparesis, dysphagia, and breathing difficulty and required emergency surgery. She underwent image-guided endoscopic transnasal odontoidectomy followed by occipito-cervical decompression and stabilization. She recovered well, with immediate improvement of respiratory function. Burning paresthesias disappeared and the upper limbs function normalized.
