Prolonged Airway Obstruction after Posterior Occipitocervical Fusion: A Case Report and Literature Review
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(a) Lateral radiograph showing irregular osteolysis at the anterior part of C2. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging ((b) T1-weighted and fat suppression sagittal image with gadolinium enhancement, (c) T2-weighted sagittal image) showing a mass lesion at C2, which has marked enhancement after intravenous injection of gadolinium-DTPA. (d), (e) Axial image of computed tomography (CT) at the level of C2 showing irregular osteolysis at the anterior part of C2 and thickening of the posterior pharyngeal wall. ((d) CT for radiation therapy planning, (e) CT postradiation therapy with intravenous injection of gadolinium-DTPA).
