Odontoid-sparing transnasal approach for drainage of cranio-cervical epidural abscess; a novel technique and review of the literature

Surgical approaches to the cranio-vertebral junction (CVJ) are challenging. Available approaches include posterior, trans-oral, endonasal, and anterior extended retropharyngeal approach. Resection of the odontoid process is necessary to gain access to the pathology posterior to it. The resultant cranio-atlanto-axial instability usually necessitates subsequent posterior stabilization.

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