Retroperitoneal Extrapleural Approach for Corpectomy of the First Lumbar Vertebra : Technique and Outcome.

Objective: Corpectomy of the first lumbar vertebra (L1) for the management of different L1 pathologies can be performed using either an anterior or posterior approach. The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of a retroperitoneal extrapleural approach through the twelfth rib for performing L1 corpectomy.

Methods: Thirty consecutive patients underwent L1 corpectomy between 2010 and 2016.

Multilevel Percutaneous Vertebroplasty (More than Three Levels) in the Management of Osteoporotic Fractures.

Objective: Percutaneous vertebroplasty (PV) is a minimally invasive procedure designed to treat various spinal pathologies. The maximum number of levels to be injected at one setting is still debatable. This study was done to evaluate the usefulness and safety of multilevel PV (more than three vertebrae) in management of osteoporotic fractures.

Endoscopic third ventriculostomy for post-inflammatory hydrocephalus in pediatric patients: is it worth a try?

Hydrocephalus is a very common disease in developing countries. Congenital aqueductal obstruction and post-inflammatory hydrocephalus come on the top of the list of causes of hydrocephalus. Till the recent introduction of cranial endoscopy and despite their frequent complications, shunts were considered as the mainstream treatment for this disease.

Suboccipital endoscopic management of the entrapped fourth ventricle: technical note.

Background: Entrapped fourth ventricle is the result of both inlet aqueduct and outlet fourth ventricular midline and lateral foraminae obstruction. It occurs as a sequalae of intracranial hemorrhagic or inflammatory disease condition. Usually it presents after previous shunting for communicating hydrocephalus with a period of improvement, after which manifestations of posterior fossa expanding process appear.

Lateral mass fixation in subaxial cervical spine: anatomic review.

Introduction The cervical spine is a highly mobile segment of the spinal column, liable to a variety of diseases and susceptible to trauma. It is a complex region where many vital structures lie in close proximity. Lateral mass screw fixation has become the method of choice in stabilizing subaxial cervical spine among other posterior cervical fixation techniques whenever the posterior elements are absent or compromised.

Lumboperitoneal shunt for idiopathic intracranial hypertension: patients' selection and outcome.

Surgical treatment of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) includes cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diversion procedures most commonly lumboperitoneal (LP) shunt. LP shunt addresses the cause of both headache and papilledema more directly by effecting a global reduction of intracranial pressure. Twenty-two cases were included in the study.

Microsurgical posterolateral transmuscular approach for lumbar foraminal stenosis.

Study Design: Retrospective review of 39 consecutive patients who underwent surgery for lumbar foraminal stenosis from 2004 to 2009.

Objective: To evaluate the surgical technique and results of microsurgical posterolateral transmuscular approach for lumbar foraminal stenosis. In addition, to evaluate the diagnostic ability of coronal thin-sliced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for this disease.

Outcome of instrumented lumbar fusion for low grade spondylolisthesis; Evaluation of interbody fusion with & without cages.

Object: The aim is to evalute the outcome of posterior lumbar interbody fusion with autologous bone graft versus titanium Cages, BAK system (Bagby - Kuslich, Spine Tech, Inc. Minneapolis, MN) for low grade spondyloisthesis (Grade1,11). Interbody cages have been developed to replace tricortical Interbody grafts in posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) procedures.