Purpose To review the relevant recent literature regarding minimally invasive, lateral, and
oblique approaches to the anterior lumbar spine, with a particular focus on the operative and …

The lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) approach is a minimally invasive surgery that can
be used as an alternative to traditional lumbar interbody fusion techniques. LLIF accesses …

Background The flank approach to lumbar spine surgery is considered a new minimally
invasive alternative to the anterior abdominal approach. Flank incisional hernia is one …

The lateral approach to the spine is generally well tolerated, but reports of debilitating injury
to the lumbar plexus, iliac vessels, ureter, and abdominal viscera are increasingly …

Introduction Extreme lateral interbody fusion is a minimally invasive lateral transpsoas
approach for spine surgery. We herein report a case of an incisional hernia after an extreme …

Once the decision is made to proceed with an anterior or lateral approach to the lumbar
spine, the spine and/or approach surgeon must decide which incision to utilize. An incision …

Extreme lateral interbody fusion (XLIF) is a popular surgical technique to address a wide
variety of spinal pathologies. The purpose of this chapter is to explore the XLIF procedure …

Introduction: Retroperitoneal hernias are extremely rare lumbar wall defects. Secondary
hernias can occur after previous flank surgeries, infection or trauma. There is a paucity of …

Retroperitoneal hernias are extremely rare lumbar wall defects. Secondary hernias can
occur after previous flank surgeries, infection or trauma. There is a paucity of literature …

Introduction: Anterolateral transpsoas approach is considered as safe access to the
retroperitoneum with low risk of complications. The most frequent described complications …