Application of syringosubarachnoid shunt through key-hole laminectomy. Technical note

Autor: Serdar Kahraman, Zafer Canakci, Ferruh Gezen, Abdurrahman Bakir, Ibrahim M. Ziyal
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: Scopus-Elsevier
ISSN: 1092-0684
Popis: The authors describe the key-hole laminectomy technique (KHLT) for application of syringosubarachnoid shunts. This technique was used in 29 patients with noncommunicating syringomyelia. In all cases the shunts were inserted successfully without any peri- or late postoperative complications. The late follow-up magnetic resonance examinations revealed the clear collapse of syrinx in all cases. The authors advocate use of the KHLT because it is associated with less surgery-related trauma, epidural fibrosis, infection, and spinal instability.
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