Two-stage posterior decompression and fusion for tuberculous spondylitis after intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guerin instillation

Two-stage posterior decompression and fusion for tuberculous spondylitis after intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guerin instillation

Intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) instillation is an effective treatment for nonmuscle invasive superficial bladder cancer. BCG induces a massive influx of inflammatory cells and production of cytokines in the bladder mucosa and lumen that leads to an immune response against tumor cells, a...

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Main Authors: Hiroki Ohata, David Prakasa, Hiroyuki Goto, Kenji Ohata, Takeo Goto, Misao Nishikawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine
Subjects:
intravesical bacillus calmette-guerin
pott's spine
tuberculous spondylodiscitis
Online Access:http://www.jcvjs.com/article.asp?issn=0974-8237;year=2021;volume=12;issue=3;spage=318;epage=321;aulast=

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