Minimally invasive endoscopy in spine surgery: where are we now?

K Jitpakdee, Y Liu, DH Heo, V Kotheeranurak… - European Spine …, 2023 - Springer
Introduction Endoscopic spine surgery (ESS) is a minimally invasive surgical technique that
offers comparable efficacy and safety with less collateral damage compared to conventional …

The evolution of transforaminal endoscopic spine surgery

AV Khandge, SB Sharma, JS Kim - World Neurosurgery, 2021 - Elsevier
Transforaminal endoscopic spine surgery (T-ESS) has become a well-accepted technique.
The first attempts at percutaneous discectomy by Kambin and Hijikata opened a new …

Comparison of full-endoscopic and minimally invasive decompression for lumbar spinal stenosis in the setting of degenerative scoliosis and spondylolisthesis

S Hasan, LB McGrath, RD Sen, JK Barber… - Neurosurgical …, 2019 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The management of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) with concurrent scoliosis
and/or spondylolisthesis remains controversial. Full-endoscopic unilateral laminotomy for …

The history of and controversy over Kambin's triangle: a historical analysis of the lumbar transforaminal corridor for endoscopic and surgical approaches

LM Tumialán, K Madhavan, J Godzik, MY Wang - World neurosurgery, 2019 - Elsevier
The transforaminal corridor in the lumbar spine allows access to the traversing and exiting
nerve roots, the thecal sac, and the intervertebral disc space. Surgeons performing midline …

How to improve outcomes of spine surgery in geriatric patients

M Zileli, E Dursun - World Neurosurgery, 2020 - Elsevier
Background The incidence of spine surgery in elderly patients is increasing. Geriatric spine
surgery has 3 main concerns: osteoporosis, continuing degeneration and more deformity …

Endoscopic transforaminal lumbar foraminotomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

E Giordan, D Billeci, J Del Verme, G Varrassi… - Pain and Therapy, 2021 - Springer
Introduction Spinal endoscopic techniques have recently been applied to complex
degenerative conditions or failed back surgery syndrome. We performed a systematic review …

Unilateral bi-portal endoscopic decompression via the contralateral approach in asymmetric spinal stenosis: a technical note

JS Kim, CW Park, YK Yeung, TK Suen… - Asian spine …, 2020 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We discuss the technical details and operative advantages of approaching pathologies from
the contralateral side in cases of asymmetric spinal stenosis. The contralateral approach …

Comparison of percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic decompression and short-segment fusion in the treatment of elderly degenerative lumbar scoliosis with spinal …

P Li, Y Tong, Y Chen, Z Zhang, Y Song - BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2021 - Springer
Background Degenerative lumbar scoliosis (DLS) combined with spinal stenosis is
increasingly being diagnosed in the elderly. However, the appropriate surgical approach …

SPINE: high heterogeneity and no significant differences in clinical outcomes of endoscopic foraminotomy vs fusion for lumbar foraminal stenosis: a meta-analysis

MV Kerckhove, H d'Astorg… - EFORT Open …, 2023 - eor.bioscientifica.com
Objective This study aimed to systematically review the literature for comparative and non-
comparative studies reporting on clinical outcomes of patients with lumbar foraminal …

Differential agnostic effect size analysis of lumbar stenosis surgeries

KU Lewandrowski, I Abraham, JFR León… - International Journal of …, 2022 - ijssurgery.com
Study Design A meta-analysis of 89 randomized prospective, prospective, and retrospective
studies on spinal endoscopic surgery outcomes. Objective The study aimed to provide …