ReviewGlobal spine journal2022
Endoscopic Spinal Surgery (BESS and UESS) Versus Microscopic Surgery in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Minimally invasive endoscopy in spine surgery: where are we now?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
- Dual-media spinal endoscopy versus unilateral biportal endoscopy for single-level degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis: a comparative study of mid-term 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 · 2026Article
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- Biportal Endoscopic Spine Surgery: Evolution of Techniques, Indications, and Influential Literature.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Anatomical Validation and Technical Feasibility of Biportal Endoscopic Spinal Surgery Including Technical Notes in a Cadaveric Canine Thoracic Intervertebral Disc Disease Model.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Reporting bias is prevalent in systematic reviews and meta-analyses related to endoscopicJournal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2025Article
- Influence of decompression by laminotomy and percutaneous tansforaminal endoscopic surgery on postoperative wound healing, pain intensity, and lumbar function in elderly patients with lumbar spinal stenosis.Annals of medicine · 2025Article
- Endoscopic surgery for multilevel spinal stenosis: a comprehensive meta-analysis and subgroup analysis of uniportal and biportal approaches.Asian spine journal · 2025Article
- Impact of postoperative cauda equina clumping on recovery after biportal endoscopic decompression for severe lumbar stenosis.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
- Less Is More: Evaluating the Benefits of Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Comparison of clinical and radiologic outcomes between biportal endoscopic transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion and posterior lumbar interbody fusion.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Expandable versus static cages in unilateral biportal endoscopy lumbar interbody fusion (ULIF) for treating degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis (DLS): comparison of clinical and radiological results.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Article
- Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Review Update 2022.Asian spine journal · 2022Article
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Abstract
STUDY
designSystematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
objectivesVarious minimally invasive surgical techniques have been developed as alternatives to conventional surgery. According to recent studies, endoscopic spinal surgery (ESS) (biportal ESS [BESS] or uniportal ESS [UESS]) is more favorable compared with microscopic spinal surgery (MSS). This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess the latest evidence on the use of ESS compared with MSS in lumbar spinal stenosis.
methodsA systematic electronic search using PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Central Database, and Korea Med was performed until December 2019 to identify studies that compared ESS and MSS in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis.
resultsOverall, 1167 patients were included from three randomized controlled trials, six retrospective cohorts, and two prospective case-control studies. This review only presented 3 direct comparative studies. The study had inherent limitations specifically in terms of the study design. Meta-analysis of hospital stay (days) showed significant difference between BESS and MSS, UESS and MSS, BESS +UESS, and MSS at the final follow-up (95% confidence interval [CI]: -3.66 to -.77; P = .003; I
conclusionsAlthough a shorter duration of hospital stay was observed in ESS, there were no significant differences in efficacy and safety between ESS and MSS. Further studies are required to validate these results.
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