Endoscopic Endonasal Odontoidectomy: Nuances of Neurosurgical Technique

Flavio Ramalho Romero; Rodolfo Brum Vieira; Bruno da Costa Ancheschi

doi:10.1055/s-0038-1667181

Brazilian Neurosurgery (Jun 2018)

Endoscopic Endonasal Odontoidectomy: Nuances of Neurosurgical Technique

Flavio Ramalho Romero,
Rodolfo Brum Vieira,
Bruno da Costa Ancheschi

Affiliations

Flavio Ramalho Romero: Department of Neurosurgery, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Faculdade de Medicina Campus de Botucatu, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
Rodolfo Brum Vieira: Department of Neurosurgery, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Faculdade de Medicina Campus de Botucatu, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
Bruno da Costa Ancheschi: Department of Neurosurgery, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Faculdade de Medicina Campus de Botucatu, Botucatu, SP, Brazil

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1667181
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 37, no. 02
pp. 157 – 161

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Odontoidectomy is the treatment of choice for some diseases that cause irreducible ventral compression of the brainstem. In this study, we present our series emphasizing the technical nuances of endoscopic endonasal odontoidectomy.

Published in Brazilian Neurosurgery

ISSN: 0103-5355 (Print); 2359-5922 (Online)
Publisher: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.
Country of publisher: Brazil
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery
Website: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-00028832

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