TY - JOUR
T1 - Circumferential decompression of the foramen magnum for the treatment of syringomyelia associated with basilar invagination
AU - Collignon, Frederic P.
AU - Cohen-Gadol, Aaron A.
AU - Krauss, William E.
PY - 2004/7
Y1 - 2004/7
N2 - Posterior fossa decompression utilizing suboccipital craniectomy and duraplasty remains the standard surgical treatment for Chiari-associated syringomyelia. In the presence of basilar invagination, anterior decompression, typically transoral odontoidectomy, or posterior decompression may be performed. We report two cases in which anterior and posterior (circumferential) decompression of the foramen magnum was used to treat cervical syringomyelia successfully. These cases demonstrate that circumferential decompression of the foramen magnum may be necessary in some cases of cervical syringomyelia associated with basilar invagination and Chiari malformation.
AB - Posterior fossa decompression utilizing suboccipital craniectomy and duraplasty remains the standard surgical treatment for Chiari-associated syringomyelia. In the presence of basilar invagination, anterior decompression, typically transoral odontoidectomy, or posterior decompression may be performed. We report two cases in which anterior and posterior (circumferential) decompression of the foramen magnum was used to treat cervical syringomyelia successfully. These cases demonstrate that circumferential decompression of the foramen magnum may be necessary in some cases of cervical syringomyelia associated with basilar invagination and Chiari malformation.
KW - Basilar invagination
KW - Chiari I
KW - Syringomyelia
KW - Transoral odontoidectomy
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U2 - 10.1007/s10143-004-0329-6
DO - 10.1007/s10143-004-0329-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 15060805
AN - SCOPUS:3142756406
SN - 0344-5607
VL - 27
SP - 168
EP - 172
JO - Neurosurgical Review
JF - Neurosurgical Review
IS - 3
ER -