Roadmap to Ventral Craniocervical Junction Through the Endonasal Corridor: Anatomic Evaluation of Inverted U-Shaped Nasopharyngeal Flap Exposure in a Cadaveric Study.
Jonathan A ForbesIvanna NeborAhmad HusseinCody WoodhouseDavid Gallardo CejaRafael Avendano-PradelNorberto AndaluzAhmad R SedaghatKatie PhillipsCharles PrestigiacomoJustin VirojanapaJoseph ChengDiego Mendez RositoMario ZuccarelloPublished in: Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.) (2022)
The IUNF provided safe and reliable access to the medial O-C1 articulation. Given the close proximity of the exocranial hypoglossal foramen, neuronavigation assistance and neuromonitoring with attention to the superolateral IUNF margin are recommended.