Table 5: Relationship between syrinx location. tonsillar herniation level. and surgical technique.
|
Surgery Technic |
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Suboccipital cranioectomy without duraplasty |
Suboccipital cranioectomy with duraplasty |
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Number |
Percentage |
Number |
Percentage |
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Syrinx Segment |
None |
16 |
55.2% |
8 |
47.1% |
Cervical |
5 |
17.2% |
5 |
29.4% |
|
Cervicothoracic |
7 |
24.1% |
3 |
17.6% |
|
Holocord |
1 |
3.4% |
1 |
5.9% |
|
Preoperative Tonsiller Level |
C1 |
19 |
65.5% |
6 |
35.3% |
C2 |
4 |
13.8% |
2 |
11.8% |
|
C1-C2 compound |
3 |
10.3% |
4 |
23.5% |
|
C2-C3 compound |
1 |
3.4% |
0 |
0.0% |
|
Foramen Magnum-C1 |
2 |
6.9% |
5 |
29.4% |