Five-year outcomes after transforaminal endoscopic foraminotomy and discectomy for soft and calcified thoracic disc herniations

K Houra, R Saftic, M Knight - International Journal of Spine Surgery, 2021 - ijssurgery.com
Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and long-term clinical
outcomes of transforaminal full endoscopic discectomy and foraminotomy performed with …

[HTML][HTML] Transforaminal endoscopic discectomy for large, two level calcified, thoracic disc herniations with 5-year follow-up

K Houra, R Saftic - Neurospine, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
To describe technical details and benefits of transforaminal endoscopic discectomy for
treatment of patients with large, dorsomedial, calcified thoracic disc herniations at 2 levels …

[PDF][PDF] Fully endoscopic transforaminal discectomy under local anesthesia for thoracic disc herniations: a case series

J Shen - J Spine, 2018 - joimax.com
Background: Symptomatic thoracic disc herniation is a relatively rare yet challenging-to-treat
condition. Minimally invasive approaches potentially offer less complications and quick …

Full endoscopic thoracic discectomy: is the interlaminar approach an alternative to the transforaminal approach? A technical note

MCM Amato, BC Aprile, LA Esteves… - International Journal of …, 2022 - ijssurgery.com
Background Various approaches are used for decompressive surgeries in the thoracic spine
depending on the location and consistency of the pathology, always avoiding manipulation …

[HTML][HTML] Endoscopic transforaminal thoracic foraminotomy and discectomy for the treatment of thoracic disc herniation

HF Nie, KX Liu - Minimally invasive surgery, 2013 - hindawi.com
Thoracic disc herniation is a relatively rare yet challenging-to-diagnose condition. Currently
there is no universally accepted optimal surgical treatment for symptomatic thoracic disc …

Technical notes and clinical efficacy analysis of full-endoscopic thoracic discectomy via transforaminal approach

ZZ Li, HL Zhao, Z Cao, WL Shang, SX Hou - Zhonghua yi xue za zhi, 2020 - europepmc.org
Objective: To study the technical notes and clinical efficacy of full-endoscopic thoracic
intervertebral discectomy via transforaminal approach. Methods: We included 16 patients …

[HTML][HTML] Transforaminal endoscopic thoracic discectomy with foraminoplasty for the treatment of thoracic disc herniation

J Bae, S Chachan, SH Shin, SH Lee - Journal of Spine Surgery, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Symptomatic thoracic disc herniation (TDH) is a rare clinical entity and surgical
intervention for it is even more uncommon. Despite several surgical techniques being …

[HTML][HTML] Full-endoscopic transforaminal ventral decompression for symptomatic thoracic disc herniation with or without calcification: technical notes and case series

S Gao, J Wei, W Li, L Zhang, C Cao, J Zhai… - Pain Research and …, 2021 - hindawi.com
Background. Symptomatic thoracic disc herniation is a challenge in spinal surgery,
especially for cases with calcification. Traditional open operation has a high complication …

[PDF][PDF] Operation of soft or calcified thoracic disc herniations in the full-endoscopic uniportal extraforaminal technique

S Ruetten, P Hahn, S Oezdemir, X Baraliakos… - Pain …, 2018 - sohrabgolloglymd.com
Background: Surgery for thoracic disc herniation and stenosis is comparatively rare and
often demanding. The goal is to achieve sufficient decompression without manipulating the …

[HTML][HTML] Percutaneous endoscopic thoracic discectomy in the upper and midthoracic spine: a technical note

J Bae, S Chachan, SH Shin, SH Lee - Neurospine, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Despite the successful application of percutaneous endoscopic thoracic discectomy (PETD),
its technical feasibility and outcomes for symptomatic upper and midthoracic disc herniation …