A Combined Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm for Spine Infection Management: A Single-Center Experience.

Background and objective Spinal infection (SI) is an infectious disease affecting the vertebral column, spinal cord, and adjacent structures. The infection can occur following interventions or spontaneously. The aim of this study was to highlight the importance of employing a methodological approach for the accurate and rapid diagnosis of SI and to share information on the most effective treatment method, which involves using a diagnostic-treatment algorithm that can help with SI management.

An endoscope-assisted craniometric cadaveric study for the brain stem and the cisternal segment of the trochlear nerve.

Background And Purpose: This study analyzed the relationship of trochlear nerve with neurovascular structures using craniometric measurements. The study was aimed to understand the course of trochlear nerve and minimize the risk of injury during surgical procedures.

Methods: Twenty trochlear nerves of 10 fresh cadavers were studied bilaterally using endoscopic assistance through the view afforded by the lateral infratentorial-supracerebellar, and the combined presigmoid-subtemporal transtentorial approaches.

Comparison of Clinical and Radiologic Outcomes between Dural Splitting and Duraplasty for Adult Patients with Chiari Type I Malformation.

Background:  The most used surgical procedure in the treatment of patients with Chiari type I malformation (CIM) is posterior fossa decompression. However, no consensus has been reached regarding the superiority of either dural splitting or duraplasty. Thus, the aim of this study was to compare clinical and radiologic outcomes between the two techniques used in consecutive patients.

Hypopharynx injury in anterior cervical discectomy: Failure of surgical repair: Case report.

Hypopharynx injury is a very rare complication of the anterior cervical spine surgery. It is imperative that the complication is managed appropriately with a multidisciplinary approach. In this case, 52 year old male patient underwent C3-4, C4-5, and C5-6 anterior cervical microdiscectomy with interbody fusion and anterior cervical plate surgery.

The Endoscopic Trans-Sinusoidal Trans-Pterygopalatine Route to the Foramen Rotundum Approach in Trigeminal Neuralgia Treatment.

Aim: To describe a new, minimally invasive, and safe access to foramen rotundum via the endoscopic endonasal trans-sinusoidal route for trigeminal nerve blockage.

Material And Methods: We studied 5 fresh cadavers bilaterally, and 10 pterygopalatine fossae and maxillary nerves using the endoscopic endonasal trans-sinusoidal trans-pterygopalatine approach.

Results: The proposed approach enabled the maxillary nerve to be visualized after revealing the foramen rotundum with the help of some craniometric measurements.

Hypopharynx injury in anterior cervical discectomy: Failure of surgical repair: Case report.

Hypopharynx injury is a very rare complication of the anterior cervical spine surgery. It is imperative that the complication is managed appropriately with a multidisciplinary approach. In this case, 52 year old male patient underwent C3-4, C4-5, and C5-6 anterior cervical microdiscectomy with interbody fusion and anterior cervical plate surgery.

Chitosan Channels Stuffed with Mesenchyme Originated Stem/Progenitor Cells for Renovate Axonal Regeneration in Complete Spinal Cord Transection.

Aim: To examine the implantation of chitosan channels stuffed with mesenchyme-originated stem/progenitor cells (MSPCs) derived from adult rats in a spinal cord transection model. The level of axonal regeneration, the effect of chitosan channels on the survival of MSPCs, and the functional recovery results were also evaluated.

Material And Methods: Chitosan channels stuffed with MSPCs were implanted at the level of T8 in a transected rat spinal cord.

Spontaneous nonpulsatile aneurysm of the superficial temporal artery mimicking a subcutaneous mass lesion.

True superficial temporal artery (STA) aneurysms are extremely rare and usually atherosclerotic in origin. Here the authors report a 62-year-old man with a nonpulsatile mass lesion at the trace of the right STA that was surgically excised with a preoperative diagnosis of subcutaneous mass lesion, preoperatively and histopathologically found out to be a thrombosed true STA aneurysm. Preoperative evaluation, differential diagnosis, and management of such lesions are discussed.