Abstract
Spinal laser interstitial thermotherapy in combination with spinal stereotactic radiosurgery has been developed as a percutaneous minimally invasive approach for the treatment of spinal metastasis. The rational and indications for this hybrid therapy are discussed, along with a brief description of the surgical technique and results. It has been the authors' experience that selected cases of high-grade metastatic epidural spinal cord compression can be effectively treated, achieving durable local control. Lessons learned during the performance of more than 100 cases are reported in addition to future directions for this treatment modality.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 211-219 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Neurosurgery clinics of North America |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2020 |
Keywords
- Image guidance
- LITT
- Magnetic resonance imaging
- Metastatic spine tumors
- Minimally invasive spine surgery
- Oncology
- Separation surgery
- Spinal laser interstitial thermotherapy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Clinical Neurology