title: Modified costotransversectomy: a surgical approach to ventrally placed lesions in the thoracic spinal canal.
abstract: A modification of the classic costotransversectomy approach to anteriorly placed lesions in the thoracic spinal canal is described. This operation was used in four cases with excellent results.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000601:surgery*; D013124:Spinal Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery