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Direct Transoral Approach to C2 for Percutaneous Vertebroplasty

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Percutaneous vertebroplasty was performed via a transoral route in a 70-year-old woman with a C2 metastasis of thyroid origin involving anterior vertebral elements. Complete pain relief was obtained after an uncomplicated minimally invasive procedure. This preliminary experience demonstrates that a transoral approach under fluoroscopic control can provide safe access to the upper cervical spine at C2 level.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Geneva University Hospital, Rue Micheli-du-Crest 24, CH-1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland, , , , , , SWITZERLAND

    Jean-Baptiste Martin, Philippe Gailloud, Marc E. Luciani, Thierry Somon & Daniel A. Rüfenach

  2. Division of Oncology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland, , , , , , SWITZERLAND

    Pierre-Yves Dietrich & Pascal-André Sappino

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  1. Jean-Baptiste Martin
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Martin, JB., Gailloud, P., Dietrich, PY. et al. Direct Transoral Approach to C2 for Percutaneous Vertebroplasty. CVIR 25, 517–519 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-001-0122-7

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