Outcomes for Vertebrectomy for Malignancy and Correlation to the Spine Instability Neoplastic Score (SINS): a 10-Year Single-Center Perspective.

Objective: The clinical prognostic value of the Spinal Instability Neoplastic Score (SINS), in the context of vertebrectomy for neoplasia, has not yet been established. This retrospective study of 134 patients aims to evaluate the efficacy of the SINS to predict outcomes and survival after vertebrectomy for malignancy.

Methods: The patients were classified into 2 groups: indeterminate stability (SINS 7-12) and unstable (SINS 13-18).

Vertebrectomy in metastatic spinal tumours: A 10 year, single-centre review of outcomes and survival.

Metastatic disease to the vertebral column can cause spinal instability, neurological deterioration and pain. The present study was designed to provide insight into the cohort undergoing vertebrectomy for metastatic disease to the spinal column, assessing the associated morbidity, functional outcomes and survival. A retrospective review of 141 consecutive vertebrectomies for metastatic disease was undertaken.

Disease spectrum and use of cholecystolithotomy in gallstone ileus transection.

Background: Gallstone ileus is a heterogeneous and highly morbid condition that suffers from a lack of consensus regarding the timing and approach to management of the biliary tree and associated fistula.

Methods: We report three cases that demonstrate the spectrum of gallstone ileus with classical examples of both Barnard's and Bouveret's syndromes. Clinical presentation, diagnostic imaging, surgical technique and outcome are discussed.