Percutaneous treatment of an osteoid osteoma of the scapula using a laser under scanner control

The authors report a new therapeutic modality used in a patient with an osteoid osteoma of the scapula. The young patient complained of pain increasing over the last 4 years and not responding to medical therapy. The nidus was successfully destroyed by percutaneous laser photocoagulation under CT gu...

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Published inActa orthopaedica belgica Vol. 64; no. 1; pp. 88 - 91
Main Authors Dussaussois, L, Stelmaszyk, J, Golzarian, J
Format Journal Article
LanguageFrench
Published Belgium 01.03.1998
Subjects
Adult
Bone Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Bone Neoplasms - surgery
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Laser Coagulation - instrumentation
Laser Coagulation - methods
Male
Needles
Osteoma, Osteoid - diagnostic imaging
Osteoma, Osteoid - surgery
Radiography, Interventional
Radionuclide Imaging
Radiopharmaceuticals
Scapula - diagnostic imaging
Scapula - surgery
Technetium
Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:The authors report a new therapeutic modality used in a patient with an osteoid osteoma of the scapula. The young patient complained of pain increasing over the last 4 years and not responding to medical therapy. The nidus was successfully destroyed by percutaneous laser photocoagulation under CT guidance. Clinical improvement was manifest after 72 hours and the patient remained asymptomatic at 8 months follow-up.
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ISSN:0001-6462