title: Transoral resection of spinal cord tumors and posterior cervical spine stabilization.
abstract: Transoral resection of an anterior spinal cord tumor consists of three major phases: corpectomy (i.e., removal of vertebral bodies), tumor resection, and duraplasty (i.e., repair of the dura mater). A second surgical procedure, posterior stabilization of the occiput to the C3 vertebra, consists of an iliac crest bone graft for cervical spine fusion and the application of a rigid fixation device. This article describes a patient who underwent a transoral resection of an extramedullary intradural tumor at the C2-C3 level of the spinal cord and a posterior cervical spine stabilization procedure. Perioperative nursing concerns and interventions are discussed from the standpoint of the patient's physical and mental postoperative recovery.
authors.affiliation: Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Tucson, USA.
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Walton
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Broughton
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009055:Mouth; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices; D013527:Perioperative Nursing; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000451:nursing