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Acta Neurochirurgica

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01-03-2010 | Letter to the Editor

Endoscopic transnasal resection of the odontoid in a patient with severe brainstem compression

Authors: Jens Gempt, Jens Lehmberg, Bernhard Meyer, Michael Stoffel

Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica | Issue 3/2010

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Title: Endoscopic transnasal resection of the odontoid in a patient with severe brainstem compression
Authors: Jens Gempt
Jens Lehmberg
Bernhard Meyer
Michael Stoffel
Publication date: 01-03-2010
Publisher: Springer Vienna
Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica / Issue 3/2010
Print ISSN: 0001-6268
Electronic ISSN: 0942-0940
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-009-0481-4

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