title: Experience in the treatment of thoracic herniated disc using image-guided thorascopy.
abstract: Thoracoscopic micro-discectomy is a treatment option for thoracic disc disease that combines the advantages of the anterior approach and the benefits of a minimally invasive technique. Adding a navigation system provides many advantages to the usual technique, as it allows accurate marking of the lesion level, improvement in the surgical approach, and precise control of herniated disc resection and vertebral osteotomy. The navigation system also reduces the learning curve for thoracoscopic technique. We report our experience in the treatment of thoracic disc herniation with image-guided thoracoscopy.
authors.affiliation: Facultativo especialista Unidad de Raquis, Hospital de Manises, Valencia, España, Doctor por la Universidad de Giessen (Alemania). Electronic address: gbordon@hospitalmanises.es.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bordon
authors.affiliation: Facultativo especialista Unidad de Raquis, Hospital de Manises, Valencia, España. Electronic address: sburguet@hospitalmanises.es.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Burguet Girona
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017586:Diskectomy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Discectomía toracoscópica; Hernia torácica; Image-guided surgery; Navegación; Thoracic disc herniation; Thoracoscopic discectomy