Autorentext

Curtis A. Dickmann, Daniel J. Rosenthal, Noel I. Perin

Klappentext

This is a guide to the new techniques of thoracoscopic spine surgery, containing hands-on instruction and guidelines from the pioneers in the field. There is an accompanying video atlas.

Inhalt

The History of Thoracoscopic Spine Surgery; General Principles of Thoracoscopy; Education and Credentialing for Thoracoscopic Spine Surgery; Instrumentation and Equipment for Thoracoscopic Spine Surgery; Thoracoscopic Perspectives of Thoracic and Mediastinal Anatomy; Surgical Anatomy of the Thoracic Spine; Microanatomy of Thoracic Spine Foramina and Ligaments; Anesthetic Considerations for Thoracoscopic Spine Surgery; Anesthetic Management and Intraoperative Monitoring; Perioperative Management for Thoracoscopic Spine Surgery; Operating Room Setup and Patient Positioning; Thoracoscopic Access Strategies: Portal Placement Techniques and Portal Selection; Spinal Exposure and Pleural Dissection Techniques; Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy; Anterior Release of Spinal Deformities; Endoscopic Anterior Correction of Idiopathic Scoliosis; Biopsy of Vertebral Lesions; Thoracoscopic Microsurgical Discectomy; Thoracoscopic Resection of Intrathoracic Neurogenic Tumors; Thoracoscopic Corpectomy; Thoracoscopic Spinal Reconstruction Techniques; Thoracoscopic Internal Fixation Techniques; Future Directions for Spinal Thoracoscopy.