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Review
. 2014 Apr;25(2):317-25.
doi: 10.1016/j.nec.2013.12.009. Epub 2014 Jan 27.

Minimally invasive anterolateral corpectomy for spinal tumors

Michael S Park  1 , Armen R Deukmedjian  2 , Juan S Uribe  2
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Review

Minimally invasive anterolateral corpectomy for spinal tumors

Michael S Park et al. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2014 Apr.

Abstract

Traditional open anterior and posterior approaches for the thoracic and thoracolumbar spine are associated with approach-related morbidity and limited surgical access to the level of abnormality. This article describes the minimally invasive anterolateral corpectomy for the treatment of spinal tumors, and reviews the current literature.

Keywords: Corpectomy; Lateral; Minimally invasive; Retropleural; Transthoracic; Tumor.

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