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ArticleSurgical neurology international2022

Spinal tuberculosis: A case series and a literature review.

Rully Hanafi Dahlan, Sevline Estethia Ompusunggu, Yustinus Robby Budiman Gondowardojo, Radityo Priambodo, Samuel Willyarto Anugerah

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Article in Surgical neurology international, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Rully Hanafi DahlanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Padjadjaran University, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia.
Sevline Estethia OmpusungguDepartment of Neurosurgery, Padjadjaran University, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia.
Yustinus Robby Budiman GondowardojoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Padjadjaran University, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia.
Radityo PriambodoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Padjadjaran University, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia.
Samuel Willyarto AnugerahDepartment of Neurosurgery, Padjadjaran University, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Spinal tuberculosis (TB) is a common form of extrapulmonary TB. Although the first line of the treatment is anti-TB medications, patients with severe neurological deficits, spinal instability, and/or kyphotic deformity often warrant surgery. Here, we report five cases of spinal TB requiring operative intervention at Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Bandung, Indonesia. Case Description: We operated on five patients with spinal TB cases from 2019 to October 2021. In addition to appropriate medical management, all five patients successfully underwent laminectomy with or without posterior stabilization. Conclusion: It is essential to establish the diagnosis and surgically manage patients with spinal TB early in the clinical course to minimize residual post-operative neurological deficits.

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DiagnosisManagementPott’s diseaseSpinal tuberculosisSpondylitis tuberculosis

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PMID35673664
PMCPMC9168402

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