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17010899

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-10-2
pubmed:abstractText
Minimally invasive approaches to spinal tumors have evolved rapidly over the past 15 to 20 years as clinicians seek to avoid the morbidity and long-term dysfunction associated with traditional open surgical procedures. We review the noninvasive, percutaneous, and minimally invasive surgical techniques currently available for the treatment of spinal column and intradural spinal tumors, including minimal access thoracic corpectomy and minimal access intradural tumor surgery. The various advantages and limitations of these approaches as well as their appropriate indications and uses are also presented here. A measured understanding of surgical objectives and iatrogenic effects on patients' quality of life allows the surgeon to implement such minimally invasive approaches in the design of individualized treatment plans that range from pure palliation to definitive cure.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1042-3680
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
491-506
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Minimally invasive approaches to vertebral column and spinal cord tumors.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurosurgery, Rush University Medical Center, 1725 West Harrison Street, Suite 970, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. john_otoole@rush.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review