Aim: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of posterior transdural discectomy for thoracic disc herniation.
Material And Methods: The medical records of seven patients who underwent posterior transdural discectomy for thoracic disc herniation were retrospectively evaluated.
Results: Between 2012 and 2020, seven patients (five men and two women) who were aged between 17 and 74 years underwent posterior transdural discectomy. Numbness is the most common presenting symptom, and two patients complained of urinary incontinence. T10-11 was the most affected level. All patients underwent at least 6 months of follow-up. There were no postoperative cerebrospinal fluid leaks and neurological complications postoperatively. All patients maintained their baseline neurological status or improved after surgery. No patient had secondary neurological deterioration or need for further surgical treatment.
Conclusion: The posterior transdural approach is a safe procedure that should be considered in lateral and paracentral thoracic disc herniations providing a more direct surgical intervention.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.42015-22.4 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Preoperative collateralization depending on posterior components in the prediction of transient neurological events in moyamoya disease.
Neurosurg Rev
October 2024
Department of Neurosurgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Yokohama, Japan.
Article Synopsis
- * This study analyzed 28 patients who underwent surgical revascularization and examined various collateral pathways that might affect the occurrence of TNEs.
- * Findings indicated that the development of specific collateral pathways, particularly posterior pericallosal anastomosis and choroidal anastomosis, significantly predicted the likelihood of TNEs after surgery, suggesting these could serve as reliable preoperative indicators.
A Prevalence Anatomic-Imaging Study of the Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery's Origin.
Medicina (Kaunas)
August 2024
Department 6-Clinical Neurosciences, Division of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, RO-020021 Bucharest, Romania.
Article Synopsis
- The vertebral arteries (VAs) help supply blood to the brain and can form something called the basilar artery. The posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) usually comes from these VAs.
- A study looked at 225 CT scans and discovered there are different ways PICA can start: it can be missing, come from outside the VA, through the VA's dural ring, or from inside the VA.
- Most of the time, PICA was found coming from inside the VA, but some were either missing or came from different places, which could make surgery tricky.
Transdural retrieval of retropulsed transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion cages.
J Craniovertebr Junction Spine
May 2024
Virginia Mason Department of Neurosciences and Spine, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusions (TLIFs) are performed for various lumbar spine pathologies. Posterior migration of an interbody cage is a complication that may result in neurologic injury and require reoperation. Sparse information exists regarding the safety and efficacy of a transdural approach for cage retrieval.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPosterior Transdural Approach for Treatment of Spontaneous Intradural Cervical Disc Herniation-Causing Brown-Séquard Syndrome: A 2-Dimensional Operative Video.
Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown)
January 2025
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia , Missouri , USA.
Posterior Transdural Repair of a Spontaneous Ventral Thoracic Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak: 2-Dimensional Operative Video.
Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown)
October 2024
Carolina Neurosurgery and Spine Associates, Charlotte , North Carolina , USA.
Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!