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OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficiency and safety of a unilateral approach for bilateral foramen decompression in minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (miTLIF) for the treatment of bilateral foraminal stenosis. METHODS:Treatment of 52 levels of bilateral foraminal stenosis in 48 patients was performed using a unilateral approach for bilateral foramen decompression in miTLIF. The foramen areas on bilateral sides, the cross-sectional areas of the dura mater, and the structural preservation of the multifidus muscle on bilateral sides were compared preoperatively and 1 year postoperatively. Visual analog scale scores of pain, 36-item short form health survey results, and complications were recorded after reviewing patient charts. Fusion rates were evaluated 1 year postoperatively. RESULTS:The average age of patients was 62.48 years. The mean follow-up period was 12.78 months. The foramen areas on bilateral sides and the cross-sectional area of the dura mater increased significantly postoperatively (P < 0.05). Structural preservation of the multifidus muscle was observed in 20 of 54 levels (37%) on ipsilateral sides and in 48 of 54 levels (89%) on contralateral sides. No major complications were observed, and the incidences of minor complications and incidental durotomy were 28% and 4%, respectively. Improvements in average visual analog scale pain and 36-item short form health survey 6 (preoperative to 1 year postoperatively) scores were from 5.9 to 1.8 (P < 0.05) and from 51.3 to 71.3 (P < 0.01), respectively. The radiologic criteria of bony fusion were met by 40 patients (83%). CONCLUSIONS:A unilateral approach for bilateral foramen decompression in miTLIF provides a safe and efficient method for the treatment of bilateral foramen stenosis in patients with degenerative spinal disorders.
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World Neurosurgjournal_title
World neurosurgeryauthors
Lin JH,Chiang YHdoi
10.1016/j.wneu.2014.06.009subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2014-11-01 00:00:00pages
891-6issue
5eissn
1878-8750issn
1878-8769pii
S1878-8750(14)00555-5journal_volume
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杂志文章abstract:BACKGROUND:Surgical treatment of giant vestibular schwannomas (GVS) is challenging. The philosophy of incomplete tumor resection may balance the preservation of facial nerve function and long-term tumor control. OBJECTIVE:We aimed to evaluate the outcome of facial nerve function and tumor control in treating GVS via o...
journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2016.06.119
更新日期:2016-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Meningiomas are more prevalent with increasing age, and there is no general consensus of surgical management for this group of tumors. The role of resection and the predictors of recurrence of meningiomas in elderly patients have not been well established. The authors reviewed their experience of surgical re...
journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2016.02.066
更新日期:2016-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Anterior cervical diskectomy and fusion (ACDF) is the main surgical treatment of cervical radiculopathy. Controversy exists about the need to resect the posterior longitudinal ligament (PLL) to directly decompress the nerve roots, or if it is sufficient to indirectly decompress with diskectomy and graft plac...
journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2020.01.216
更新日期:2020-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析,评审
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2017.12.132
更新日期:2018-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Clinical features and prognosis of sensory disturbance in spinal dural arteriovenous fistula (SDAVF) have not been well documented. Here we report long-term outcomes and detailed sensory evaluations of surgically treated SDAVF, including 14 patients with the craniocervical fistulas. METHODS:Thirty-four cons...
journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2010.01.003
更新日期:2010-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2015.03.032
更新日期:2015-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2019.02.008
更新日期:2019-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) imaging is used commonly in neurointerventional surgery for rapid intraprocedural assessment and planning of intracranial interventions. Our goal was to evaluate the ability of immediate postprocedural CBCT scan in assessing potential complications in pediatric patients. ...
journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2019.12.003
更新日期:2020-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2019.04.074
更新日期:2019-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2018.08.217
更新日期:2018-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2020.01.115
更新日期:2020-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2017.04.033
更新日期:2017-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors are rare, and intracranial occurrences are even more rare. Treatment strategies have varied widely. This article reports the first case of a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of the abducens nerve and provides a literature review that includes 61 cases of intrac...
journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2012.08.007
更新日期:2013-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2019.07.224
更新日期:2019-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type:
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2020.05.276
更新日期:2020-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Postcraniotomy infections have generally been treated by debridement of infected tissues, disposal of the bone flap, and delayed cranioplasty several months later to repair the resulting skull defect. Debridement followed by retention of the bone flap has also been advocated. Here we propose an alternative op...
journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2011.02.013
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Morphometric analysis or examination of symptoms in patients with Chiari malformation type I (CM-I) with various associations does not suffice for evaluation of surgical outcome of these patients. We assessed the relationship of morphologic changes in brain and spinal cord and disease symptoms with changes i...
journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2018.05.108
更新日期:2018-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Dermoid cysts are rare tumors usually seen in the midline structure of the brain but rarely arise in the petrous apex and cavernous sinus. There have been very few reports of dermoid cysts arising in the infratemporal fossa, with scarce anatomic descriptions. Here we report the case of a patient with a dermo...
journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2018.05.169
更新日期:2018-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2013.02.063
更新日期:2014-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::The transition from the medieval universities to the secular, second generation universities in Turkey occurred in the period from 1773 to 1945. The Ottoman Empire's efforts to establish a higher education system in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries only aimed at modernization of the armed forces, and the civil ...
journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 历史文章,杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2012.11.049
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2020.05.094
更新日期:2020-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2018.04.092
更新日期:2018-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2020.01.198
更新日期:2020-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2017.02.113
更新日期:2017-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2013.08.019
更新日期:2014-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2017.09.161
更新日期:2018-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To determine the predictive factors for endocrinological remission of patients with growth hormone (GH)-secreting pituitary adenomas. METHODS:In 47 patients with GH-secreting pituitary adenomas who underwent endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery with intraoperative GH measurements from 2002 to 2011, t...
journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2017.05.162
更新日期:2017-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2017.07.163
更新日期:2017-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2019.02.012
更新日期:2019-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Clinical neurosurgery is a complex specialty with multiple participants, including a variety of providers, patients, family members, and administrators, who interact in complex fashions. Modern-day patient care requires near-constant team communication of vital, detailed clinical information; any breakdown in this pro...
journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2019.08.134
更新日期:2020-01-01 00:00:00