It is reported a case that required transoral exposure of C2-C3 intervertebral space in order to remove a huge osteophyte spur projecting into the spinal canal and producing a severe myelopathy. This unusual surgical route was used because the relevant interspace was inaccessible via the standard anterior approach due to an extremely short neck. The case is reported both because of its rarity and to confirm that the transoral approach is simple, safe and resolvent and that its range of indication is steadily increasing to cover a broad spectrum of disease entities.
High cervical (C2-C3) spondylogenetic myelopathy treated by transoral approch / A. Fortuna; N. Di Lorenzo. - In: JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGICAL SCIENCES. - ISSN 0390-5616. - STAMPA. - 31:(1987), pp. 71-74.
High cervical (C2-C3) spondylogenetic myelopathy treated by transoral approch
DI LORENZO, NICOLA
1987
Abstract
It is reported a case that required transoral exposure of C2-C3 intervertebral space in order to remove a huge osteophyte spur projecting into the spinal canal and producing a severe myelopathy. This unusual surgical route was used because the relevant interspace was inaccessible via the standard anterior approach due to an extremely short neck. The case is reported both because of its rarity and to confirm that the transoral approach is simple, safe and resolvent and that its range of indication is steadily increasing to cover a broad spectrum of disease entities.I documenti in FLORE sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.