Combined transnasal and transoral endoscopic approaches to the craniovertebral junction

Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 44-48

  El Sayed, I H ^a   Wu, J C ^b,c   Ames, C P ^c   Balamurali, G ^c   Mummaneni, P V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Craniovertebral junction; endonasal; endoscopic; odontoidectomy; transnasal; transoral

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOVERTEBRAL JUNCTION; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTUBATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PALATE; PALATOPHARYNGEAL INCOMPETENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 79953048489     PISSN: 09748237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-8237.65481     Document Type: Article

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