Minimally invasive approaches for thoracic decompression from discectomy to corpectomy

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 175-192

  Falavigna, A ^a   Piccoli Conzatti, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAXIAS DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diskectomy; Surgical procedures, minimally invasive; Thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ATELECTASIS; CAUTERIZATION; CERVICAL SPINE; CHYLOTHORAX; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORPECTOMY; ENDOSCOPE; HEMATOTHORAX; HUMAN; IMAGE INTENSIFIER; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LAMINECTOMY; LEARNING CURVE; LUNG CONTUSION; LUNG INJURY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; NEURALGIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PEDICLE SCREW; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PLEURA EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SKIN INCISION; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SUCTION DRAINAGE; SURGEON; THERMAL INJURY; THORACIC DISC HERNIATION; THORACIC SPINE; THORACOTOMY; THORAX SURGERY; X RAY;

DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DISKECTOMY; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT; LEARNING CURVE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; SPINE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 84884919612     PISSN: 03905616     EISSN: 18271855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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