Endoscopic Endonasal Odontoidectomy: Nuances of Neurosurgical Technique

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

doi:10.1055/s-0038-1667181

Arquivos Brasileiros de Neurocirurgia: Brazilian Neurosurgery, Inhaltsverzeichnis

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Arquivos Brasileiros de Neurocirurgia: Brazilian Neurosurgery 2018; 37(02): 157-161
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1667181

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Endoscopic Endonasal Odontoidectomy: Nuances of Neurosurgical Technique

Odontoidectomia endoscópica endonasal: nuances da técnica cirúrgica

Flavio Ramalho Romero

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Faculdade de Medicina Campus de Botucatu, Botucatu, SP, Brazil

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Rodolfo Brum Vieira

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Faculdade de Medicina Campus de Botucatu, Botucatu, SP, Brazil

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Bruno da Costa Ancheschi

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Faculdade de Medicina Campus de Botucatu, Botucatu, SP, Brazil

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Abstract

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.

Resumo

Odontoidectomia é o tratamento de escolha para algumas doenças que cursam com compressão irredutível do tronco encefálico. Neste trabalho, apresentamos nossa série enfatizando as nuances da técnica cirúrgica da odontoidectomia por via endonasal endoscópica.

Keywords

craniocervical junction - odontoidectomy - endoscopic endonasal approach - transoral approach

Palavras-chave

transição crânio-cervical - odontoidectomia - acesso endoscópico endonasal - acesso transoral

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