Posterior Transdural Approach for Thoracic Corpectomies in the Setting of Complex Spine Deformity Reconstruction.
Samuel BrehmMiguel A Ruiz-CardozoMagalie CadieuxKarma BarotKaran JosephTim BuiMichael Ryan KannSofia Lopez-AlviarGabriel TrevinoAlexander T YahandaTaryn E LeRoyJulio J JaureguiNicholas A PallottaCamilo A MolinaPublished in: Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.) (2024)
Complex high thoracic (T3-5) ventral pathology inaccessible via a bilateral extracavitary approach may be accessed via a transdural approach as opposed to an anterior/lateral transthoracic approach that requires mobilization of cardiovascular structures or scapula.