Mechanical Cavity Creation with Curettage and Vacuum Suction (Q-VAC) in Lytic Vertebral Body Lesions with Posterior Wall Dehiscence and Epidural Mass before Cement Augmentation

Mechanical Cavity Creation with Curettage and Vacuum Suction (Q-VAC) in Lytic Vertebral Body Lesions with Posterior Wall Dehiscence and Epidural Mass before Cement Augmentation

<i>Background and Objectives:</i> We describe a novel technique for percutaneous tumor debulking and cavity creation in patients with extensive lytic lesions of the vertebral body including posterior wall dehiscence prior to vertebral augmentation (VA) procedures. The mechanical cavity i...

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Main Authors: Eike I. Piechowiak, Maurizio Isalberti, Marco Pileggi, Daniela Distefano, Joshua A. Hirsch, Alessandro Cianfoni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-09-01
Series:Medicina
Subjects:
vertebral augmentation
cavity creation
lytic vertebral body lesions
vertebral body stent
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1010-660X/55/10/633

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