Minimally invasive removal of thoracic and lumbar spinal tumors using a nonexpandable tubular retractor

A Nzokou, AG Weil, D Shedid - Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2013 - thejns.org
Object Resection of spinal tumors traditionally requires bilateral subperiosteal muscle
stripping, extensive laminectomy, and, in cases of foraminal extension, partial or radical …

Minimally invasive surgery for benign intradural extramedullary spinal meningiomas: experience of a single institution in a cohort of elderly patients and review of the …

M Iacoangeli, M Gladi, A Di Rienzo… - … interventions in aging, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Meningiomas of the spine are the most common benign intradural extramedullary lesions
and account for 25%–46% of all spinal cord tumors in adults. The goal of treatment is …

Minimally invasive resection of intradural-extramedullary spinal neoplasms

TL Tredway, P Santiago, MR Hrubes… - Operative …, 2006 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: Spinal intradural-extramedullary neoplasms are uncommon lesions that
usually cause pain or neurological deficit secondary to neural compression. Traditional …

Minimally invasive approach for the resection of spinal neoplasm

FA Haji, A Cenic, L Crevier, N Murty, K Reddy - Spine, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective Case Series. Objective. To determine if extradural, intradural
extramedullary, and intramedullary spinal neoplasms can be safely resected through a …

Hemilaminectomy for the removal of the spinal tumors: an analysis of 901 patients

D Liao, D Li, R Wang, J Xu, H Chen - Frontiers in Neurology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Objective We report our experience with the use of hemilaminectomy approach for the
removal of benign intraspinal tumors. Method A retrospective review of 1,067 patients who …

Comparison of minimally invasive transspinous and open approaches for thoracolumbar intradural-extramedullary spinal tumors

KP Raygor, KD Than, D Chou, PV Mummaneni - Neurosurgical focus, 2015 - thejns.org
OBJECT Spinal tumor resection has historically been performed via open approaches,
although minimally invasive approaches have recently been found to be effective in small …

A comparison of mini-open and open approaches for resection of thoracolumbar intradural spinal tumors

DC Lu, D Chou, PV Mummaneni - Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2011 - thejns.org
Object Standard approaches to thoracic intradural tumors often involve a large incision and
significant tissue destruction. Minimally invasive techniques have been applied successfully …

The technological development of minimally invasive spine surgery

LA Snyder, JO′ Toole, KM Eichholz… - BioMed research …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Minimally invasive spine surgery has its roots in the mid‐twentieth century with a few
surgeons and a few techniques, but it has now developed into a large field of progressive …

Laminectomy versus unilateral hemilaminectomy for the removal of intraspinal schwannoma: experience of a single institution and review of literature

M Dobran, R Paracino, D Nasi, D Aiudi… - … Surgery Part A …, 2021 - thieme-connect.com
Background and Study Aims Spinal schwannomas are benign slow-growing tumors, and
gross total resection is the gold standard of treatment. The conventional surgical approach is …

“Microendoscopic” versus “pure endoscopic” surgery for spinal intradural mass lesions: a comparative study and review

S Dhandapani, M Karthigeyan - The Spine Journal, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Context Endoscopy is increasingly being used for minimal
invasiveness and panoramic visualization, with unclear efficacy and safety among spinal …