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The efficacy of laser interstitial thermal therapy in the management of spinal metastases: a systematic review of the literature.

Andrea CardiaDelia CannizzaroRoberto StefiniSalvatore ChibbaroMario GanauIsmail Zaed
Published in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2022)
sLITT is safe and provides effective local control for epidural compression from metastases, particularly in the thoracic spine. The authors propose considering sLITT as an alternative to open surgery in selected patients with spinal metastases.
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