{"title":"Transpalatal excision of the odontoid process.","authors":"P J Donald, L Bernstein","doi":"10.1177/019459987808600511","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A patient with platybasia of the skull and temporomandibular joint ankylosis is presented. Relief of brain stem compression by the impingement of the odontoid through a soft, hypoplastic clivus was done by first doing a mandibular condylectomy to open the mouth. A transoral-transpharyngeal route was then employed to excise the odontoid process.</p>","PeriodicalId":76297,"journal":{"name":"Otolaryngology","volume":"86 5","pages":"ORL-729-31"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1978-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/019459987808600511","citationCount":"3","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Otolaryngology","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1177/019459987808600511","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
A patient with platybasia of the skull and temporomandibular joint ankylosis is presented. Relief of brain stem compression by the impingement of the odontoid through a soft, hypoplastic clivus was done by first doing a mandibular condylectomy to open the mouth. A transoral-transpharyngeal route was then employed to excise the odontoid process.