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

• Published in: Acta orthopaedica belgica Vol. 64; no. 1; pp. 88 - 91
• Main Authors: Dussaussois, L, Stelmaszyk, J, Golzarian, J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: French
• 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

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...