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ArticleNeurosurgical focus: Video2023

Thoracic laminectomy and midline myelotomy for resection of a spinal ependymoma.

Lea Scherschinski, Ethan A Winkler, Charuta G Furey, Timothy C Gooldy, Joshua S Catapano, Michael T Lawton

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Article in Neurosurgical focus: Video, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lea ScherschinskiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona.
Ethan A WinklerDepartment of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona.
Charuta G FureyDepartment of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona.
Timothy C GooldyDepartment of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona.
Joshua S CatapanoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona.
Michael T LawtonDepartment of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona.
Barrow Neurological Institute · USSt. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spinal cord ependymomas comprise 25% of all intramedullary tumors and are typically treated with resection. A man in his mid-60s presented with imbalance and sensory deficits in both lower extremities, and a spinal thoracic intramedullary ependymoma spanning the levels T2 and T3 was diagnosed. After a laminectomy was performed, the tumor was microsurgically resected, and the patient demonstrated no neurological deficits on postoperative examination. Subsequent MRI showed complete resection of the tumor. This video showcases a thoracic intramedullary ependymoma resected using careful microdissection into the median raphe as a safe entry zone to preserve neurological function.

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ependymomalaminectomymyelotomysafe entry zonespine

Identifiers

PMID37854657
PMCPMC10580746
OpenAlexW4387230511

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