title: Endoscopic transnasal odontoidectomy using ultrasonic bone curette: Technical case report.
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.
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Torino, Torino, Italy.
authors: Francesco
authors: F
authors: Zenga
authors: Andrea Bolzoni
authors: AB
authors: Villaret
authors: Marco Maria
authors: MM
authors: Fontanella
authors: Piero
authors: P
authors: Nicolai
mesh_terms: D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D009809:Odontoid Process / Q000601:surgery; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D014465:Ultrasonics