title: [Management of spinal metastasis by minimal invasive surgery technique: Surgical principles, indications: A literature review].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Spinal metastasis are getting more frequent. This raises the question of pain and neurological complications, which worsen the functional and survival prognosis of this oncological population patients. The surgical treatment must be the most complete as possible: to decompress and stabilize without delaying the management of the oncological disease. Minimal invasive surgery techniques are by definition, less harmful on musculocutaneous plan than opened ones, with a comparable efficiency demonstrated in degenerative and traumatic surgery. So they seem to be applicable and appropriate to this patient population.
  
  
  METHODS
  We detailed different minimal invasive techniques proposed in the management of spinal metastasis. For this, we used our experience developed in degenerative and traumatic pathologies, and we also referred to many authors, establishing a literature review thanks to Pubmed, Embase.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Thirty eight articles were selected and allowed us to describe different techniques: percutaneous methods such as vertebro-/kyphoplasty and osteosynthesis, as well as mini-opened surgery, through a posterior or anterior way.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We propose a surgical approach using these minimal invasive techniques, first according to the predominant symptom (pain or neurologic failure), then characteristics of the lesions (number, topography, type…) and the deformity degree. Whatever the technique, the main goal is to stabilize and decompress, in order to maintain a good quality of life for these fragile patients, without delaying the medical management of the oncological disease.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie rachidienne, CHRU La Timone, 264, rue Saint-Pierre, 13005 Marseille, France. Electronic address: Aurelie.TOQUART@ap-hm.fr.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Toquart
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie rachidienne, CHRU La Timone, 264, rue Saint-Pierre, 13005 Marseille, France.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Graillon
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie rachidienne, CHRU La Timone, 264, rue Saint-Pierre, 13005 Marseille, France.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mansouri
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie rachidienne, CHRU La Timone, 264, rue Saint-Pierre, 13005 Marseille, France.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Adetchessi
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie rachidienne, CHRU La Timone, 264, rue Saint-Pierre, 13005 Marseille, France.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Blondel
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie rachidienne, CHRU La Timone, 264, rue Saint-Pierre, 13005 Marseille, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fuentes
mesh_terms: D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000379:methods; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D054854:Vertebroplasty / Q000379:methods
keywords: Chirurgie mini-invasive; Metastasis; Minimal invasive surgery; Métastase; Percutaneous; Percutané; Rachis; Spine