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ReviewCureus2025

A Comprehensive Review of the Role of the Latest Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery Techniques and Outcomes for Brain and Spinal Surgeries.

Simone Laguardia, Alessio Piccioni, Jorge Eduardo Alonso Vera, Ali Muqaddas, Milko Garcés, Sidra Ambreen, Sarmishtha Sharma, Tara Sabzvari

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Review in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Simone LaguardiaMedicine and Surgery, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Monza, ITA.
Alessio PiccioniMedicine and Surgery, Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza", Rome, ITA.
Jorge Eduardo Alonso VeraMedicine, Universidad Católica Santiago De Guayaquil, Guayaquil, ECU.
Ali MuqaddasMedicine and Surgery, Medipol University, Beykoz, TUR.
Milko GarcésMedicine, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, PER.
Sidra AmbreenMedical Education, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, USA.
Sarmishtha SharmaMedicine, Riga Stradins University, Riga, LVA.
Tara SabzvariCollege of Medicine, McMaster University, Toronto, CAN.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Minimally invasive neurosurgical techniques offer reduced surgical trauma, lower complication rates, and faster recovery compared to traditional open procedures. Approaches such as keyhole craniotomy, endoscopic skull base surgery, endovascular neurosurgery, and percutaneous spinal techniques have advanced the management of cranial and spinal pathologies. These methods aim to minimize tissue disruption, blood loss, and hospital stay while maintaining surgical efficacy. This narrative review explores their evolution, applications, and advantages in modern neurosurgery.

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brain and spinebrain surgeryminimally invasive and robotic spine surgeryminimally invasive techniquesnew technologies in neurosurgeryoutcomes of neurosurgery

Identifiers

PMID40546558
PMCPMC12182830

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