Open AccessHemilaminectomy for spinal cord intradural tumors: An institutional experience
Author(s) -
Raja KrishnanKutty,
Sunilkumar Balakrishnan Sreemathyamma,
Jyothish Laila Sivanandapanicker,
Prasanth Asher,
Rajmohan Bhanu Prabhakar,
Anilkumar Peethambaran
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2248-9614
DOI - 10.4103/ajns.ajns_106_18
Subject(s) - medicine , laminectomy , kyphosis , surgery , lumbar , lumbosacral joint , spinal cord , magnetic resonance imaging , spinal cord tumor , radiology , radiography , psychiatry
Laminectomy is the workhorse of spinal cord tumor surgery. This procedure is not without the debilitating sequelae of postoperative pain and delayed kyphosis. Hemilaminectomy is an alternate option to laminectomy which offers the advantage of preserving the posterior supporting structures of the spine on the contralateral side. In this study, we analyze the outcome of hemilaminectomy clinically with improvement in pain scores and Nurick's grade as well as radiologically by assessing for the development of delayed kyphosis. We also discuss the technique and operative nuances of hemilaminectomy in intradural extramedullary tumors of the spinal cord.