Avoiding Complications with Transoral Surgical Procedures to the Craniovertebral Junction

The transoral-transpalatine approach to the ventral craniocervical junction is the most frequently used route for decompression of the ventral cervicomedullary area.1 This article presents the complications encountered in 692 patients who underwent this operation between 1977 and 2005. Since 1990 there have been no infections or major morbidity.