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Thoracic Spinal Endoscopy-Anatomical Considerations

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Thoracic endoscopic procedures carry significant benefits to open surgery for many spinal pathologies. However, due to the risk to the adjacent spinal cord, significant technical expertise should be acquired with lumbar endoscopic procedures before endoscopic surgery of the thoracic spine is attempted. This chapter considers the relevant anatomical considerations for these surgeries and details the indications for endoscopic thoracic surgery.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA

    Mazda K. Turel, Mena G. Kerolus, Brian T. David & Richard G. Fessler

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul St Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seocho gu, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)

    Jin-Sung Kim

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Kyung Hee University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)

    Jun Ho Lee

  3. Department of Neurosurgery, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea (Republic of)

    Yong Ahn

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Turel, M.K., Kerolus, M.G., David, B.T., Fessler, R.G. (2020). Thoracic Spinal Endoscopy-Anatomical Considerations. In: Kim, JS., Lee, J., Ahn, Y. (eds) Endoscopic Procedures on the Spine. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3905-8_7

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