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Bilateral occipito-condylar hyperplasia: a very rare anomaly treated with endoscopic endo-nasal approach

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Abstract

Introduction

Occipito-condylar hyperplasia is a very rare anomaly of the cranio-vertebral junction that was only reported in two patients before and managed through posterior approach.

Case material

A 10-year-old girl with a sudden attack of quadriparesis and respiratory distress was admitted to our center. A detailed work up favored a high cervical myelopathy due to bilateral occipito-condylar hyperplasia and Chiari malformation.

Results

An endoscopic endo-nasal approach under navigation guide was used to drill the compressive lesion.

Conclusion

Our patient is added to the literature as the third one that was approached through a different surgical corridor. Successful decompression with excellent results was gained.

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The authors wish to thank Dr. Zahid Hussain Khan for editing this manuscript.

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  1. Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries Repair Research Center (BASIR), Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Keyvan Tayebi Meybodi, Farzad Tajik & Mehdi Zeinalizadeh

  2. Department of Neurological Surgery, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Keyvan Tayebi Meybodi, Farzad Tajik & Mehdi Zeinalizadeh

  3. Department of Otolaryngology, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Seyed Mousa Sadrhosseini

  4. Department of Neurological Surgery, Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Farideh Nejat

  5. 1419733141, Tehran, Iran

    Mehdi Zeinalizadeh

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Tayebi Meybodi, K., Tajik, F., Sadrhosseini, S.M. et al. Bilateral occipito-condylar hyperplasia: a very rare anomaly treated with endoscopic endo-nasal approach. Childs Nerv Syst 31, 1201–1205 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-015-2717-3

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