Sacrifice of Involved Nerve Root during Surgical Resection of Foraminal and/or Dumbbell Spinal Neurinomas

Sacrifice of Involved Nerve Root during Surgical Resection of Foraminal and/or Dumbbell Spinal Neurinomas

Even if usually needed to achieve the gross total resection (GTR) of spinal benign nerve sheath tumors (NSTs), nerve root sacrifice remains controversial regarding the risk of neurological deficit. For foraminal NSTs, we hypothesize that the involved root is poorly functional and thus can be safely...

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Main Authors: Alberto Vandenbulcke, Ginevra Federica D’Onofrio, Gabriele Capo, Wassim Baassiri, Cédric Y. Barrey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-01-01
Series:Brain Sciences
Subjects:
spinal nerve sheath tumors
foraminal schwannoma
spinal cord
spinal surgery
intradural lesion
nerve root sacrifice
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/13/1/109

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