Full-endoscopic technique mitigates obesity-related perioperative morbidity of minimally invasive lumbar decompression.
Julia BergquistMadeline E GreilSiri Sahib S KhalsaYuhao SunOsama N KashlanChristoph P HofstetterPublished in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2023)
Full-endoscopic unilateral laminotomies for bilateral decompression are safe and effective in both non-obese and obese patients. The use of an endoscope can partially mitigate obesity-related morbidity in lumbar decompression. However, obesity is significantly related to increased postoperative analgesic use.
Keyphrases
- minimally invasive
- weight loss
- obese patients
- metabolic syndrome
- insulin resistance
- bariatric surgery
- type diabetes
- weight gain
- high fat diet induced
- roux en y gastric bypass
- patients undergoing
- adipose tissue
- robot assisted
- ultrasound guided
- acute kidney injury
- skeletal muscle
- endoscopic submucosal dissection
- spinal cord injury
- case report
- radiation therapy