Transoral resection of retro-odontoid disc sequestration: case report and review of the literature

S F Campbell; A E Tannenberg; P Mowat

doi:10.1054/jocn.1999.0239

Transoral resection of retro-odontoid disc sequestration: case report and review of the literature

J Clin Neurosci. 2000 Jul;7(4):325-7. doi: 10.1054/jocn.1999.0239.

Authors

S F Campbell¹, A E Tannenberg, P Mowat

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Neuropathology and Neuroradiology, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Herston, 4029, Australia. [email protected]

PMID: 10938611
DOI: 10.1054/jocn.1999.0239

Abstract

A rare case of retro-odontoid disc sequestration causing significant cord compression and progressive neurological deterioration is presented. The clinical history, radiology, treatment and pathogenesis of the case are described, along with a review of the relevant literature.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Cervical Atlas / pathology*
Cervical Atlas / physiopathology
Cervical Atlas / surgery*
Female
Humans
Intervertebral Disc / pathology*
Intervertebral Disc / physiopathology
Intervertebral Disc / surgery*
Intervertebral Disc Displacement / complications*
Intervertebral Disc Displacement / pathology
Intervertebral Disc Displacement / surgery
Odontoid Process / pathology*
Odontoid Process / physiopathology
Odontoid Process / surgery*
Spinal Cord / pathology
Spinal Cord / physiopathology
Spinal Cord Injuries / etiology*
Spinal Cord Injuries / pathology
Spinal Cord Injuries / surgery