Minimally Invasive Approach for Complete Resection of a Cervical Intramedullary Tumor via a Dorsal Root Entry Zone Using Fixed Tubular Retractor.
intramedullary ependymoma
intramedullary tumors
minimally invasive surgical procedures
minimally-invasive spine
spinal cord tumor surgery
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Aug 2022
Aug 2022
Historique:
accepted:
26
08
2022
entrez:
3
10
2022
pubmed:
4
10
2022
medline:
4
10
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
We describe the surgical aspects of the resection of a large 2cm intramedullary ependymoma at the C6-7 level associated with an extensive syrinx using a unilateral minimally invasive approach through a fixed tubular retractor. A gross total resection was achieved. Total operative time was 5 hours. Estimated blood loss was less than 100 cc. Postoperative evolution was favorable, with the improvement of the patient's neurological status. There was no cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) fistula. Hospital stay was four days. All narcotics were stopped on day 1 after surgery. Post-operative MRI showed no residual tumor. At the six-month follow-up, there was continued improvement in his neurological status. Scoliosis films did not reveal any cervicothoracic kyphosis.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36185933
doi: 10.7759/cureus.28457
pmc: PMC9514149
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e28457Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2022, Tarabay et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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