Thoracoscopic approaches to the thoracic spine: Experience with 241 surgical procedures

Neurosurgery

Volumn 51, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2002, Pages 88-95

  Han, Patrick P ^a   Kenny, Kathy ^a   Dickman, Curtis A ^a  

^a BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Discectomy; Herniated thoracic disc; Hyperhidrosis; Neurofibroma; Paraspinal tumors; Schwannoma; Sympathectomy; Thoracoscopic spinal surgery; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HEMATOTHORAX; HORNER SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISEASE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEURALGIA; NEUROFIBROMA; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PARAGANGLIOMA; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACIC SPINE; THORACIC SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACOSCOPE; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0036871136     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006123-200211002-00013     Document Type: Article

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