Endoscopic Endonasal Odontoidectomy with Nasopharyngeal Flap Reconstruction

Conclusions This operative video demonstrates nuances in endoscopic endonasal odontoidectomy. This case also demonstrates that ventral decompression after long-term cervical fusion can improve myelopathy and that fusion in the setting of bony ventral compression, rather than rheumatoid panus, may not reduce over time with fusion only.The link to the video can be found at: https://youtu.be/370FFuBA89Y. [...] Georg Thieme Verlag KG Rüdigerstraße 14, 70469 Stuttgart, GermanyArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  open access Full text

Source: Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B: Skull Base - November 23, 2020 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: London, Nyall R. Mohyeldin, Ahmed Carrau, Ricardo L. Prevedello, Daniel M. Tags: Skull Base: Operative Videos Source Type: research