Preoperative embolization and intraoperative cryocoagulation as adjuncts in resection of hypervascular lesions of the thoracolumbar spine

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 97, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2002, Pages 294-300

  Nader, Remi ^a   Alford, Brent T ^a   Nauta, Haring J W ^a   Crow, Wayne ^a   VanSonnenberg, Eric ^a   Hadjipavlou, Alexander G ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryocoagulation; Embolization; Hypervascular tumor; Thoracolumbar spine; Tissue ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYOCOAGULATION; EVALUATION; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE DISEASE; SURGICAL APPROACH; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; VASCULAR DISEASE; VASCULAR TUMOR;

EID: 0036776163     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2002.97.3.0294     Document Type: Article

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