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ArticleJournal of neurosurgery. Case lessons2021

A minimally invasive lateral approach with CT navigation for open biopsy and diagnosis of

Bryan Zheng, Hael Abdulrazeq, Owen P Leary, Ziya L Gokaslan, Adetokunbo A Oyelese, Jared S Fridley, Joaquin Q Camara-Quintana

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Article in Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Bryan ZhengDepartment of Neurosurgery, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
Hael AbdulrazeqDepartment of Neurosurgery, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
Owen P LearyDepartment of Neurosurgery, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
Ziya L GokaslanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
Adetokunbo A OyeleseDepartment of Neurosurgery, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
Jared S FridleyDepartment of Neurosurgery, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
Joaquin Q Camara-QuintanaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
Brown University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLumbar spine osteomyelitis can be refractory to conventional techniques for identifying a causal organism. In cases in which a protracted antibiotic regimen is indicated, obtaining a conclusive yield on biopsy is particularly important. Although lateral transpsoas approaches and intraoperative computed tomography (CT) navigation are well documented as techniques used for spinal arthrodesis, their utility in vertebral biopsy has yet to be reported in any capacity. OBSERVATIONS: In a 44-year-old male patient with a history of LESSONS: The combination of a lateral transpsoas approach with intraoperative navigation is a valuable technique for obtaining positive yield in cases of discitis osteomyelitis of the lumbar spine refractory to CT-guided biopsy.

Indexed as

CT = computed tomographyCTGB = computed tomography–guided biopsydiscitis osteomyelitisimage-guided biopsyIV = intravenousminimally invasive surgeryMIS = minimally invasive surgeryMRI = magnetic resonance imagingneuronavigationNocardiaPICC = peripherally inserted central catheter

Identifiers

PMID35854708
PMCPMC9241254
OpenAlexW3134721280

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