ArticleJournal of spine surgery (Hong Kong)2020
Endoscopic surgical treatment for symptomatic spinal metastases in long-term cancer survivors.
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- Full endoscopic decompression of ligamentum flavum cyst causing thoracic myelopathy: illustrative case.Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2026Article
- Application of unilateral biportal endoscopy in minimally invasive treatment of non-aggressive spinal benign tumors: technical note and preliminary clinical study.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Thoracic spine metastases from lung cancer with incomplete paralysis treated by endoscopic spinal surgery: a case report.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2025Article
- Prevention and Management of Posterior Wound Complications Following Oncologic Spine Surgery: Narrative Review of Available Evidence and Proposed Clinical Decision-Making Algorithm.Global spine journal · 2025Article
- Full-Endoscopic Resection of a Lumbar Intradural Tumor (Schwannoma): Video Case Report and Description of the Surgical Technique.Neurospine · 2024Article
- A narrative review of endoscopic spine surgery: history, indications, uses, and future directions.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2024Review
- The Role and Clinical Outcomes of Endoscopic Spine Surgery of Treating Spinal Metastases; Outcomes of 29 Cases From 8 Countries.Neurospine · 2023Article
- Endoscopic Techniques for Spinal Oncology: A Systematic Literature Review.International journal of spine surgery · 2023Article
- Fully Endoscopic Spine Separation Surgery in Metastatic Disease-Case Series, Technical Notes, and Preliminary Findings.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- Posterior Endoscopic Cervical Decompression in Metastatic Cervical Spine Tumors: An Alternative to Palliative Surgery.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2022Article
- Full endoscopic surgery for thoracic pathology: an assessment of supportive evidence.EFORT open reviews · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundTo evaluate the feasibility of awake transforaminal endoscopic surgery in the management of symptomatic spinal metastases.
methodsTransforaminal endoscopic spine procedures were performed by 1 surgeon in 325 patients over a period of 4 years from 2014 to 2018. Four of these patients suffered from radicular pain secondary to nerve compression from metastatic spine disease and are the basis of our analysis. Data was evaluated retrospectively in these patients with a minimum follow up of 1 year.
resultsAll 4 patients treated with transforaminal endoscopic spine surgery for decompression of their metastatic spine disease had successful resolution of their symptoms without any perioperative complications and only brief recovery periods required.
conclusionsAwake endoscopic surgery for the treatment of symptomatic metastatic spine disease is an effective outpatient surgical option for the treatment of patients suffering from radicular pain due to nerve compression from metastatic spine disease.
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