Sacral Nerves Reconstruction After Surgical Resection of a Large Sacral Chordoma Restores the Urinary and Sexual Function and the Anal Continence

Sacral Nerves Reconstruction After Surgical Resection of a Large Sacral Chordoma Restores the Urinary and Sexual Function and the Anal Continence

Objective Chordomas are slow-growing tumors, with a high tendency to local relapse. En bloc resection is related to the most favorable outcome in terms of survival but is frequently associated with permanent neurological deficits involving sphincters and sexual functions. In the present article, we...

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Main Authors: Luigi Valentino Berra, Daniele Armocida, Mauro Palmieri, Valerio Di Norcia, Luca D’Angelo, Massimo Mongardini, Massimo Vigliotta, Edoardo Maccari, Antonio Santoro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Spinal Neurosurgery Society 2022-03-01
Series:Neurospine
Subjects:
chordoma
nerve reconstruction
fecal incontinence
complications
Online Access:http://www.e-neurospine.org/upload/pdf/ns-2142724-362.pdf

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