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A case report of a rare complication of bowel perforation in extreme lateral interbody fusion

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Over the past decade, extreme lateral interbody fusion (XLIF) has gained in popularity as a minimally invasive alternative to direct anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF), and ALIF’s associated morbidity. Most notably, XLIF largely avoids vascular and visceral structures that are required to be mobilized in ALIF. In this case report, the authors describe a rare complication of a bowel injury in a 70-year-old male who underwent an L3–4 and L4–5 lateral transpsoas approach for interbody fusion.

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  1. Spinal Regional Department, Santorso Hospital, ULSS 4, 36015, Santorso, VI, Italy

    Massimo Balsano & Luca Boriani

  2. Department of Neurosciences, University Orthopedic Clinic, Bari, Italy

    Stefano Carlucci

  3. Hospital of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Riga, Latvia

    Marija Ose

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Balsano, M., Carlucci, S., Ose, M. et al. A case report of a rare complication of bowel perforation in extreme lateral interbody fusion. Eur Spine J 24 (Suppl 3), 405–408 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-015-3881-6

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