Resection of Calcified and Giant Thoracic Disc Herniation Through Bilateral Postero-Lateral Approach and 360° Cord Release: A Technical Note

• Published in: Journal of clinical medicine Vol. 13; no. 22; p. 6807
• Main Authors: Zaed, Ismail, Pommier, Benjamin, Capo, Gabriele, Barrey, Cédric Y.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 12.11.2024; MDPI
• Subjects: Calcification; Care and treatment; Drilling; Excision (Surgery); Hernia; Intervertebral disk; Intervertebral disk displacement; Life Sciences; Methods; Spinal cord injuries; Spine; Surgery; Surgical techniques; Thoracic surgery; France; thoracic disc herniation; technical note; thoracic hernia; surgical approach; herniated disc

Background/Objectives: Surgical treatment of thoracic disc herniation (TDH) is risky and technically demanding due to its proximity to the spinal cord and the high possibility of the TDH being calcified (up to 40%), making the resection even more complex. Calcified TDH may be resected from an anteri...