Is intraoperative ultrasound required in cervical spinal tumors? A prospective study

• Published in: Turkish neurosurgery Vol. 23; no. 5; pp. 600 - 606
• Main Authors: Toktas, Zafer O, Sahin, Soner, Koban, Orkun, Sorar, Mehmet, Konya, Denız
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Turkey 2013
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Cervical Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging; Cervical Vertebrae - surgery; Female; Humans; Intraoperative Care - methods; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasm, Residual - diagnostic imaging; Nervous System Diseases - epidemiology; Nervous System Diseases - etiology; Neurosurgical Procedures - methods; Postoperative Complications - epidemiology; Postoperative Complications - etiology; Prospective Studies; Spinal Cord Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Spinal Cord Neoplasms - surgery; Spinal Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Spinal Neoplasms - surgery; Surgery, Computer-Assisted - methods; Ultrasonography, Interventional - methods; Young Adult

To determine the role of intraoperative ultrasonography (IOUSG) in the surgical management of patients with intradural spinal tumors. Twenty-six patients with intradural spinal cord tumors were surgically treated under intraoperative ultrasonographic guidance between January 2007 and May 2011. Guida...