Extrapleural Thoracoscopic Anterior Spinal Fusion: A Modified Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Approach to the Pediatric Spine

Video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) has recently been developed as an alternative to thoracotomy for anterior spinal surgery. We report a case in which an extrapleural dissection was combined with VATS to further improve this approach.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Islam, Saleem, Hresko, M. Timothy, Fishman, Steven J.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 2001
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3015433/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11394435
Descripción
Sumario:Video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) has recently been developed as an alternative to thoracotomy for anterior spinal surgery. We report a case in which an extrapleural dissection was combined with VATS to further improve this approach.

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