Published patients series of interlaminar full endoscopic spine surgery for thoracic disc herniations.
| Patient Series | Pathology | N (M:F) | Age, y (range) | Operative Time, min | Length of Stay, d | Follow-Up, mo | Postoperative Course | Complications |
| Ruetten, 20187 | T1-T2 (6), T4-T5 (1), T7-T8 (2), T9-T10 (4), T10-T11 (5), T11-T12 (2) | 20 (8:12) | 53 (23–71) | 95 (35–135) | 3 (2–5) | 18 | All patients with radiculopathy showed symptom regression. Preoperative thoracic spine pain was reduced, but not significantly. | Epidural hematoma ×1 (revision), transient intercostal neuralgia, deterioration of myelopathy |
| Hur, 201915 | T10-T11 | 1 (1:0) | 65 | 95 | Not reported | 1.5 | Paresthesia immediately subsided, motor grade improved from G2-G3 to G3-G4 | None |
| Liu L, 202016 | T10-T11 and ossification of ligamentum flavum | 1 (0:1) | 58 | 110 | 3 | 6 | Motor grade improved from G4 to G4+ bilaterally. The VAS score improved from 8 to 5. | None |
All patients received general anesthesia.
F, female; M, male; VAS, visual analog score.