ArticleFrontiers in neurology2022
Hemilaminectomy for the removal of the spinal tumors: An analysis of 901 patients.
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- Tumor occupancy ratio as a predictor of neurological recovery after hemilaminectomy for intradural spinal tumors.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2026Article
- Unilateral hemilaminectomy for pediatric intradural spinal tumors: a consecutive case series.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2026Article
- Minimally invasive approaches to intramedullary spinal cord tumors: a systematic review of techniques and 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 · 2026Review
- A Systematic Review of Clinical Outcomes and Technical Considerations: Endoscopic Spine Surgery for Primary Spinal Tumors.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Contralateral vs. ipsilateral hemilaminectomy for spinal meningiomas: impact on resection completeness, stability, and recurrence.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
- Contralateral vs. ipsilateral hemilaminectomy for spinal meningiomas: impact on resection completeness, stability, and recurrence.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
- Sagittal Alignment and Segmental Mobility After Cervical Intradural Extramedullary Tumor Surgery: A Comparative Analysis of Unilateral Hemilaminectomy and Laminotomy with Laminoplasty.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Modified Hemilaminectomy for Bilateral Exposure in Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumor Resection.Brain sciences · 2026Article
- Hemilaminectomy versus laminoplasty for intradural extramedullary tumors: A comparison of postoperative axial pain and regional outcomes.Brain & spine · 2026Article
- Surgical selection and outcomes: Unilateral hemilaminectomy vs. total laminectomy for spinal tumors.Brain & spine · 2026Article
- Tailored resection of spinal dumbbell schwannomas using transforaminal and modified epidural trans dural sleeve approaches with hemilaminectomy.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
- Functional outcome after introduction of hemilaminectomy in management of spinal schwannomas and meningiomas.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Timing of Resection of Spinal Meningiomas and Its Influence on Quality of Life and Treatment.Cancers · 2024Article
- Convolutional neural network-based magnetic resonance image differentiation of filum terminale ependymomas from schwannomas.BMC cancer · 2024Article
- Resection of a large multisegmental filum terminale ependymoma through a multisegmental hemilaminectomy.Neurosurgical focus: Video · 2023Article
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Abstract
Objective: We report our experience with the use of hemilaminectomy approach for the removal of benign intraspinal tumors. Method: A retrospective review of 1,067 patients who underwent hemilaminectomy in our hospital between 2013 and 2019 was analyzed. Baseline medical data were collected. One hundred sixteen patients were excluded due to degenerative diseases, spinal bone tumors, and malignant tumors. The remaining 901 patients (916 tumors) were enrolled. The Dennis Pain Scale (DPS) was used to assess improvement in pain before surgery and during long-term follow-up. Neurological status was assessed using the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) impairment scale. Results: The age of the patients was 48.7 ± 15.3 years, the duration of symptoms was 16.5 ± 32.0 months, and the tumor size was 2.6 ± 1.4 cm. Three hundred two tumors were located in the cervical region, 42 in the cervicothoracic region, 234 in the thoracic region, 57 in the thoracolumbar region, and 281 in the lumbar and lumbosacral region. Twenty-three tumors were ventrally located, 677 were dorsal or dorsolateral, 63 were intramedullary, 87 were epidural, and the rest were dumbbell-shaped. The most common pathologies were schwannomas (601, 66.7%) and meningiomas (172, 19.1%). Total excision was achieved at 97.8%. The operative time was 94.3 ± 32.6 min and the blood loss during surgery was 96.9 ± 116.5 ml. The symptom of pain improved in 87.0% of patients during long-term follow-up, neurological function improved in 68.3% and remained unchanged at 30.5%. Conclusion: The hemilaminectomy approach was a rapid and safe procedure to remove intradural and extradural tumors. This approach has offered several advantages. It could be used for the resection of most extradural or intradural extramedullary lesions, even some intramedullary tumors.
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