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With technical development and evolution of endoscopic instruments, endoscopic spinal surgery has become one of the standard treatments for various lumbar spinal diseases. Now, its indication has been widened to stenotic pathologies combined with bony degeneration to produce foraminal and canal stenosis in lumbothoracic area. Favorable clinical results of endoscopic decompression for thoracolumbar stenotic disease were proved by several authors. However, its own limitations, such as a steep learning curve and a relatively high complication rate compared to conventional techniques, are hurdles that still need to be overcome. In this chapter, the authors will describe indications, operative steps in detail, and surgical pitfalls and complications of full endoscopic decompression in thoracolumbar stenosis.
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Lee, C.W., Kim, H.S. (2023). Full Endoscopic Decompression in Thoracolumbar Stenosis. In: Ahn, Y., Park, JK., Park, CK. (eds) Core Techniques of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-9849-2_7
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