Endoscope-assisted interlaminar removal of an ependymoma of the cauda equina.
In oder to reduce surgical trauma to the lumbar spine during a multilevel laminectomy procedure we performed a multilevel, bilateral and interlaminar approach, with microsurgical and endoscopic techniques for removal of a large ependymoma of the lumbar spine in a 33-year-old female patient. Complete tumor removal has been achieved, while at the same time, the major elements that form the posterior spinal column could be preserved. The follow-up time is 4 years.
Burtscher
Johannes
J
Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria. johannes.burtscher@uibk.ac.at
Felber
S
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Twerdy
K
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Langmayr
J J
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D000328:Adult; D002420:Cauda Equina / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D004806:Ependymoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy / Q000379:methods*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*