Effectiveness of repair techniques for spinal dural tears: a systematic review

EH Choi, AY Chan, NJ Brown, BV Lien, R Sahyouni… - World neurosurgery, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Incidental or intentional durotomy in spine surgery is associated with a risk of
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage and reoperation. Several strategies have been …

Unintended durotomy in lumbar degenerative spinal surgery: a 10-year systematic review of the literature

GM Ghobrial, T Theofanis, BV Darden, P Arnold… - Neurosurgical …, 2015 - thejns.org
OBJECT Unintended durotomy is a common occurrence during lumbar spinal surgery,
particularly in surgery for degenerative spinal conditions, with the reported incidence rate …

Pooled analysis of unsuccessful percutaneous biportal endoscopic surgery outcomes from a multi-institutional retrospective cohort of 797 cases

W Kim, SK Kim, SS Kang, HJ Park, S Han, S Lee - Acta Neurochirurgica, 2020 - Springer
Background Spinal percutaneous biportal endoscopic surgery (PBES) is a minimally
invasive surgery; however, it is associated with several poor outcomes. This study aimed to …

Minimally invasive tubular removal of spinal schwannoma and neurofibroma-a case series of 49 patients and review of the literature

K Argiti, R Watzlawick, M Hohenhaus, I Vasilikos… - Neurosurgical …, 2024 - Springer
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of minimally invasive tubular removal of spinal
schwannoma and neurofibroma. In this single-centre study, we retrospectively analysed 49 …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of sealants in prevention of cerebrospinal fluid leakage after spine surgery: a systematic review

A Kinaci, N Moayeri, A van der Zwan… - World neurosurgery, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Sealants are often used in spine surgery to prevent postoperative cerebrospinal
fluid (CSF) leakage. Objective To investigate the efficacy of sealants in preventing …

A systematic review and meta-analysis on the management of accidental dural tears in spinal surgery: drowning in information but thirsty for a clear message

ZAF Alshameeri, A El-Mubarak, E Kim, V Jasani - European Spine Journal, 2020 - Springer
Purpose To systematically review the published techniques for dural tear (DT) repair in
spinal surgery to determine the repair method associated with the lowest failure rate. Method …

[HTML][HTML] Microdiscectomy

TJ Dowling, S Munakomi - StatPearls [Internet], 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives: Outline the evaluation of patients for microdiscectomy. Review the surgical steps
in microdiscectomy. Summarize the complications of microdiscectomy. Describe the …

Open vs tubular rate of re-operation for incidental durotomies after lumbar microdiscectomies: a propensity matched analysis

E McClain, B Gupta, L Zane, J DeFelice… - European Spine …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose Incidental durotomy (ID) is a common complication in spine surgery and can lead to
increase in length of stay, decreased satisfaction with surgery and pseudomeningocele …

[HTML][HTML] Minimal invasive management of early revision after minimal invasive posterior lumbar fusion

L Marie-Hardy, S Wolff, A Frison-Roche… - … & Traumatology: Surgery …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Minimally invasive spine (MIS) fusion is an increasingly common procedure,
with advantages over open approach in the form of minimal dissection and superior early …

Incidental durotomy following surgery for degenerative lumbar disease and the impact of minimally invasive surgical technique on the rate and need for surgical …

KB Mueller, CT Garrett, S Kane, FA Sandhu… - Operative …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND Incidental durotomy (ID) is a common complication during lumbar spine
surgery. A paucity of literature has studied the impact of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) on …