{"id":"6fc6c1ee-3ec6-42d5-b015-c183a3a72cd2","slug":"retro-odontoid-pseudotumor-pannus-with-forestiers-disease-presenting-with-severe-tetraparesis-a-case-report-and-literature-review","title":"Retro-odontoid pseudotumor (pannus) with Forestier’s disease presenting with severe tetraparesis: A case report and literature review","authors":["Sven Bamps","Gert Roosen","Eric Put","Mark Plazier","Steven Vanvolsem","Maarten Wissels","Peter Donkersloot","Wim Duyvendak"],"abstract":"Background: A retro-odontoid pannus is often associated with inflammatory diseases. It can also have a noninflammatory cause due to chronic atlantoaxial instability. Case Description: Here, we report a patient with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis and a severe noninflammatory retro-odontoid pannus who rapidly improved after posterior craniocervical decompression and arthrodesis. Conclusion: Transoral resection of the pannus, followed by posterior stabilization, is a common treatment for this condition. The pannus can, however, also reduce after posterior stabilization alone (e.g., craniocervical decompression).","thumbnailUrl":"https://sni-digital-videos.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/6fc6c1ee-3ec6-42d5-b015-c183a3a72cd2/featured/hero-1781563463239.png","publishDate":"2020-05-16T00:00:00.000Z","doi":"10.25259/SNI_163_2020","categories":["Spine","Case Report"],"fullTextUrl":"https://surgicalneurologyint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/10027/SNI-11-111.pdf"}