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The superiorly based pharyngeal flap: a modification of the transoral approach to the upper cervical spine
1Regional Centre for Maxillofacial Surgery, Walton Hospital, Liverpool, UK.
The British Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
|January 14, 1998
Abstract:
The transoral approach has become a well established method of gaining access to the upper cervical spine. The use of a superiorly based pharyngeal flap rather than the more usual midline longitudinal incision is decribed. This flap improves exposure of the operative field which simplifies the subsequent neurosurgical procedure.