Surgical treatment and outcomes of intramedullary tumors by minimally invasive approach.

Intramedullary tumors are uncommon neoplasms which, without treatment, can cause neurologic morbidity or mortality. The goal of the treatment is complete surgical resection with a minimally invasive approach while preserving neurological status and also spinal stability. Out of 1972 patients with tumors of the spinal canal treated between 1994 and 2017, 168 intramedullary tumors of 417 intradural tumors have been presented.

Diagnosis and Treatment of Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis.

Objectives: Transforaminal epidural steroid injection reduces the low back-leg pain and enables daily activities of the patients. In this study, we aim to evaluate the treatment of transforaminal epidural steroid injection for lumbar spinal stenosis, which was mainly performed for lumbar disc herniation and share our diagnostic experience for lumbar spinal stenosis which is treated surgically.

Methods: In our study, 37 patients were included who were treated by transforaminal epidural steroid injection for Grade B lumbar spinal stenosis in our clinic between June-2014 and June-2018.

Epidural hemostasis by autologous fat graft in minimally invasive surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis: In vivo experimental study.

Background: Epidural hemostasis needs to use small, adapted material in minimally invasive surgery, including bilateral decompression via a unilateral approach for lumbar spinal stenosis. Most surgeons avoid external material for hemostasis because of possible neural tissue damage or complications. We compared epidural hemostasis in minimally invasive surgery by fat graft versus gelatin sponge.

Surgical Outcomes of Extraforaminal Microdiskectomy by Midline Incision for Far-Lateral Lumbar Disk Herniation.

Background:  Far-lateral lumbar disk herniation (FLDH) is defined as a disk herniation located laterally to the medial wall of the pedicle. The aim of our study is to describe the extraforaminal microdiskectomy by midline incision for FLDH, which does not include laminotomy-partial facetectomy, and to evaluate mid-term surgical outcomes.

Methods:  107 patients who underwent surgery for FLDH by midline incision for the first time between 2012 and 2017 were included in our study.

Minimally Invasive Open Surgical Approach and Outcomes for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

Objectives: The most common peripheral neuropathy is carpal tunnel syndrome. The present study aims to describe our minimally invasive open surgical approach for carpal tunnel syndrome and evaluate surgical outcomes.

Methods: We included 217 patients who were operated in our clinic for carpal tunnel syndrome by minimally invasive open surgical approach.