title: Extrapleural thoracoscopic anterior spinal fusion: a modified video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery approach to the pediatric spine.
abstract: Video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) has recently been developed as an alternative to thoracotomy for anterior spinal surgery. We report a case in which an extrapleural dissection was combined with VATS to further improve this approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Islam
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Hresko
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Fishman
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000379:methods*; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000379:methods*