Endoscopic transnasal odontoidectomy using ultrasonic bone curette: Technical case report.
Neurol India
; 61(1): 69-72, 2013.
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| ID: mdl-23466844
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.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ultrassom
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Processo Odontoide
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2013
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Article