TY - JOUR T1 - [Endoscopic foramen magnum decompression of Chiari malformation]. AU - Li,Yong-Ning, AU - Wang,Ren-Zhi, AU - Di,Xiao, PY - 2007/3/27/pubmed PY - 2010/6/23/medline PY - 2007/3/27/entrez SP - 134 EP - 6 JF - Zhongguo yi xue ke xue yuan xue bao. Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae JO - Zhongguo Yi Xue Ke Xue Yuan Xue Bao VL - 29 IS - 1 N2 - OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness and safety to treat Chiari malformation with the surgical decompression of the foramen magnum under endoscope. METHODS: In 1 patient with Chiari malformation with syringomyelia, we made a 2.5 cm incision under the endoscope for the surgical decompression of the foramen magnum. RESULTS: All the symptoms and signs were remarkably relieved, and the patient could walk the next day and was discharged 3 days after the operation. CONCLUSION: The endoscope-assisted decompression of the foramen magnum is a safe and effective surgical method to treat Chiari malformation. SN - 1000-503X UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/17380684/[Endoscopic_foramen_magnum_decompression_of_Chiari_malformation]_ L2 - https://medlineplus.gov/chiarimalformation.html DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -