Balloon-assisted endoscopic retroperitoneal gasless (BERG) technique for anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF): The Northwestern experience

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 268-272

  Vazquez, R M ^a   Gireesan, G T ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior lumbar fusion; Arthrodesis; Balloon dissection; Gasless endoscopy; Laparoscopy; Lower back pain; Lumbar spine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BALLOON; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; DISKITIS; DISSECTION; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LEG PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROGRADE EJACULATION; SCALPEL; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VEIN INJURY;

ADULT; BALLOON DILATATION; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LENGTH OF STAY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; PAIN; SPINAL FUSION; VEINS;

EID: 0037312967     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-002-8827-5     Document Type: Article

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