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ArticleCNS oncology2015

Spine metastases: are minimally invasive surgical techniques living up to the hype?

Fahed Zairi, Marie-Helene Vieillard, Richard Assaker

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Article in CNS oncology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Review
  3. Treatment of spine metastases in cancer: a review.The Journal of international medical research · 2020
    Review
  4. Use of percutaneous microwave ablation for the treatment of bone tumors: a retrospective study of clinical outcomes in 47 patients.Cancer imaging : the official publication of the International Cancer Imaging Society · 2019
    Article
4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Fahed ZairiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Lille University Hospital, Lille, France.
Marie-Helene VieillardDepartment of Rheumatology, Lille University Hospital, Lille, France.
Richard AssakerDepartment of Neurosurgery, Lille University Hospital, Lille, France.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Surgery is still considered the mainstay treatment of spine metastases. However, conventional surgery is associated with a high complication rate that may delay the initiation of adjuvant therapies and make some patients not eligible. Minimally invasive surgical techniques have been developed to overcome these drawbacks while providing the same benefits than standard open surgery. In recent years, there has been a flourishing enthusiasm demonstrating the advantages of these various techniques. Although, it is clear that these techniques have greatly improved the treatment of spine metastases, each has its own limitations. In this report, we list the main minimally invasive surgical techniques emphasizing their advantages and drawbacks.

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HumansMinimally Invasive Surgical ProceduresNeurosurgical ProceduresRadiographySpinal Neoplasmscryoplastykyphoplastyminimally invasivepercutaneous stabilizationradiofrequency ablationspine metastasesstereotactic radiosurgery

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PMID26095003
PMCPMC6088323

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