Endoscopic assisted posterior fossa decompression.
Technical advances in neurosurgery follow a general philosophy favouring less invasive means of managing surgical disease. We describe a patient with a symptomatic type I Chiari malformation managed by posterior fossa decompression using endoscopic techniques. Technical considerations, including drawbacks of the procedure, are discussed.
Mobbs
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Division of Neurosurgery, Institute of Neurological Sciences, The Prince of Wales Hospital, Clinical School of the University of NSW, Australia. Ralphmobbs@hotmail.com
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D000328:Adult; D001139:Arnold-Chiari Malformation / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002946:Cisterna Magna / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods