title: Posterolateral thoracic disc disease: clinical presentation and surgical experience with a modified approach.
abstract: Posterolateral thoracic disc disease is often misdiagnosed and labelled as demyelination. A high index of suspicion and awareness of this disease entity is the key to diagnosis and treatment. Our experience with a modified posterolateral facetal-sparing pedicle-sparing approach is highlighted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, James Cook University Hospital, Middlesborough, UK.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nannapaneni
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Marks
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003711:Demyelinating Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017586:Diskectomy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome