ReviewEFORT open reviews2021
Full endoscopic surgery for thoracic pathology: an assessment of supportive evidence.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 33 citations in OpenAlex.
- Full-endoscopic discectomy for thoracic disc herniations: a single-arm meta-analysis of safety and efficacy outcomes.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 · 2023Pooled it
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- Full-Endoscopic Transforaminal Approach With Partial Pediculectomy for a Central Thoracic Disc Herniation: Technical Note and Literature Review.International journal of spine surgery · 2026Article
- The Safety and Efficacy of Unilateral Biportal Endoscopic Decompression for the Treatment of Thoracic Ossification of Ligamentum Flavum with Occupancy Ratio > 60%: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Pain and therapy · 2026Article
- Impact of cervical full-endoscopic spine surgery on intracranial pressure in swine.Brain & spine · 2026Article
- Arthroscopic-assisted uniportal spinal surgery for the treatment of rare T10/T11 thoracic disc herniation: a case report.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Dura Vibration Difference Between PTP Bone Resection and Upper Facet Joints En Bolc Resection in Posterior Thoracic Decompression.Orthopaedic surgery · 2025Article
- Decompression and reconstruction the spinal TB lesion of a single vertebra through thoracoscopy alone or combined with foraminal endoscopy.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Article
- Evolution, Current Trends, and Latest Advances of Endoscopic Spine Surgery.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Surgical Technique of Central and Over-the-Top Full-Endoscopic Decompression of the Cervical Spine: A Technical Note.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- Full-endoscopic thoracic spine approaches.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2023Article
- Surgical outcomes of percutaneous endoscopic thoracic decompression in the treatment of multi-segment thoracic ossification of the ligamentum flavum.Acta neurochirurgica · 2023Article
- Transforaminal endoscopic thoracic discectomy: surgical technique.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2023Article
- Complications and Management of Endoscopic Spinal Surgery.Neurospine · 2023Article
- Image-guided transthoracic transpedicular microdiscectomy for a giant thoracic disc herniation: patient series.Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2022Article
- Comparative Analysis of Transforaminal Endoscopic Thoracic Discectomy and Microscopic Discectomy for Symptomatic Thoracic Disc Herniation.Neurospine · 2022Article
- Full Endoscopic Thoracic Discectomy: Is the Interlaminar Approach an Alternative to the Transforaminal Approach? A Technical Note.International journal of spine surgery · 2022Article
- Fully endoscopic transforaminal discectomy for thoracolumbar junction disc herniation with or without calcification under general anesthesia: Technical notes and preliminary outcomes.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Article
- "Cave-in" decompression under unilateral biportal endoscopy in a patient with upper thoracic ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament: Case report.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Article
- Full Endoscopic Surgery for Thoracic Pathology: Next Step after Mastering Lumbar and Cervical Endoscopic Spine Surgery?BioMed research international · 2022Article
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3 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
In the last five years, surgeons have applied endoscopic transforaminal surgical techniques mastered in the lumbar spine to the treatment of thoracic pathology.The aim of this systematic review was to collate the available literature to determine the place and efficacy of full endoscopic approaches used in the treatment of thoracic disc prolapse and stenosis.An electronic literature search of PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane database and Google Scholar was performed as suggested by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-analysis statements. Included were any full-text articles referring to full endoscopic thoracic surgical procedures in any language.We identified 17 patient series, one cohort study and 13 case reports with single or of up to three patients.Although the majority included disc pathology, 11 papers related cord compression in a proportion of cases to ossification of the ligamentum flavum or posterior longitudinal ligament. Two studies described the treatment of discitis and one reported the use of endoscopy for tumour resection.Where reported, excellent or good outcomes were achieved for full endoscopic procedures in a mean of 81% of patients (range 46-100%) with a complication rate of 8% (range 0-15%), comparing favourably with rates reported after open discectomy (anterior, posterolateral and thoracoscopic) or by endoscopic tubular assisted approaches. Twenty-one of the 31 author groups reported use of local anaesthesia plus sedation rather than general anaesthesia, providing 'self-neuromonitoring' by allowing patients to respond to cord and/or nerve stimuli. Cite this article:
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