Samuel Brehm, Miguel A Ruiz-Cardozo, Magalie Cadieux, Karma Barot, Karan Joseph, Tim Bui, Michael Ryan Kann, Sofia Lopez-Alviar, Gabriel Trevino, Alexander T Yahanda, Taryn E LeRoy, Julio J Jauregui, Nicholas A Pallotta, Camilo A Molina
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: There are many surgical approaches for execution of a thoracic corpectomy. In cases of challenging deformity, traditional posterior approaches might not be sufficient to complete the resection of the vertebral body. In this technical note, we describe indications and technique for a transdural multilevel high thoracic corpectomy. METHODS: A 25-year-old man with a history of neurofibromatosis type 1 presented with instrumentation failure after a previous T1-T12 posterior spinal fusion, extensive laminectomy, and tumor resection...
March 26, 2024: Operative Neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.)