Background:To present a surgical technique for the treatment of intradural extramedullary(IDEM)tumors by using endoscopically controlled surgery with open hemilaminectomy technique.Methods:In this study,20 patients wi...Background:To present a surgical technique for the treatment of intradural extramedullary(IDEM)tumors by using endoscopically controlled surgery with open hemilaminectomy technique.Methods:In this study,20 patients with 22 IDEM tumors were enrolled.An endoscopically controlled surgery with open hemilaminectomy was employed to remove the tumors.Data related to clinical symptoms and medical images before and after surgery were collected for perioperative evaluation and follow-up analysis.Results:All the tumors in 20 patients were well removed.The clinical symptoms were significantly reduced in all the patients as well.The short-term follow-up data showed that there was no tumor recurrence or spinal deformity.Conclusion:The endoscopically controlled surgery with open hemilaminectomy technique provided favorable exposure and satisfactory resection to the IDEM tumors.It may be an effective surgical method for treating IDEM tumors.Larger samples and longer follow-up data are needed to verify its long-term effectiveness.展开更多
基金This study was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No. 81902547)Science and Technology Innovation Joint Foundation of Fujian Province(No. 2017Y9085).
文摘Background:To present a surgical technique for the treatment of intradural extramedullary(IDEM)tumors by using endoscopically controlled surgery with open hemilaminectomy technique.Methods:In this study,20 patients with 22 IDEM tumors were enrolled.An endoscopically controlled surgery with open hemilaminectomy was employed to remove the tumors.Data related to clinical symptoms and medical images before and after surgery were collected for perioperative evaluation and follow-up analysis.Results:All the tumors in 20 patients were well removed.The clinical symptoms were significantly reduced in all the patients as well.The short-term follow-up data showed that there was no tumor recurrence or spinal deformity.Conclusion:The endoscopically controlled surgery with open hemilaminectomy technique provided favorable exposure and satisfactory resection to the IDEM tumors.It may be an effective surgical method for treating IDEM tumors.Larger samples and longer follow-up data are needed to verify its long-term effectiveness.
