The anatomical relationship of the diaphragm to the thoracolumbar junction during the minimally invasive lateral extracoelomic (retropleural/ retroperitoneal) approach: Laboratory investigation

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 359-364

  Dakwar, Elias ^a   Ahmadian, Amir ^a   Uribe, Juan S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Extracoelomic approach; Lateral access; Retroperitoneal approach; Retropleural approach; Thoracolumbar junction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAPHRAGM; HUMAN; PATIENT POSITIONING; PERITONEAL CAVITY; RETROPERITONEUM; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC CAVITY; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; DIAPHRAGM; DISSECTION; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MODELS, ANATOMIC; PECTORALIS MUSCLES; REFERENCE VALUES; RIBS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 84859578772     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2011.12.SPINE11626     Document Type: Article

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