October 2023 Issue of Neurosurgical Focus: Video: “Intradural Spinal Tumors”

Newswise — Rolling Meadows, IL (October 1, 2023). The October issue of Neurosurgical Focus: Video (Vol. 9, No. 2 [https://thejns.org/video/view/journals/neurosurg-focus-video/9/2/neurosurg-focus-video.9.issue-2.xml]) presents 21 videos demonstrating techniques related to the treatment of intradural spinal tumors.

Topic Editors: Michelle J. Clarke, Paul McCormick, Mark Bilsky, and Praveen Mummaneni

The October issue of Neurosurgical Focus: Video is dedicated to the topic of intradural spinal tumors. The editors of this month’s issue present a selection of videos that “showcases both classic and novel techniques to treat these diverse lesions. Demonstrated surgical techniques include microsurgical resection, endoscopic techniques, and minimally invasive surgeries, providing a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art practices in this specialized area.”

Contents of the October issue: 

• “Introduction. Intradural spine tumor surgery” by Michelle J. Clarke et al.
• “Dorsal cervical approach for recurrent intradural anaplastic ependymoma” by Maxwell T. Laws et al.
• “Cervical ependymoma en bloc resection” by Matheus A. Bannach et al.
• “Spinal cord tractography and neuromonitoring-based surgical strategy for intramedullary ependymoma” by Corentin Dauleac et al.
• “The precise midline myelotomy through anatomical posterior median septum by dissecting dorsal column in microsurgical resection of ependymoma (2-dimensional operative video)” by Jun-Hoe Kim and Chun Kee Chung
• “Resection of intradural intramedullary subependymoma of the cervicothoracic spine: 2-dimensional operative video” by Joshua Vignolles-Jeong et al.
• “Surgical resection of recurrent intramedullary subependymoma of the cervical spinal cord” by Jennifer L. Perez et al.
• “Anterolateral upper cervical approach for ventral C1–C2 meningioma” by Serdar Rahmanov et al.
• “Surgical resection of an intradural extramedullary spinal tumor” by Joseph Yunga Tigre et al.
• “Intramedullary sclerosing meningioma: operative video” by Giada Garufi et al.
• “A rapid clinical deterioration of a cervical exophytic intradural intramedullary sporadic hemangioblastoma diagnosed during pregnancy” by Ufuk Erginoglu et al.
• “Minimally invasive resection of cervical schwannoma (C1–C2 level) using tubular retractors” by Harsh Deora and Madhusudhan Nagesh
• “Location-specific technical nuances of spinal meningioma resection: an operative video case series” by Wilson A. M. Fisher et al.
• “Technical nuances for the resection of cervical dumbbell schwannomas” by Brandon M. Wilkinson et al.
• “Thoracic laminectomy and midline myelotomy for resection of a spinal ependymoma” by Lea Scherschinski et al.
• “Resection of a large thoracolumbar intradural ependymoma: a 2D operative video” by Daniel M. Aaronson et al.
• “Removal of a thoracic intramedullary epidermoid tumor in a child” by Marianna Di Costanzo et al.
• “Robot-assisted T12 pediculectomy and resection of a ventral thoracic meningioma” by Mahmudur Rahman et al.
• “Minimally-invasive tubular resection of thoracolumbar intradural schwannoma” by Maya Harary et al.
• “Resection of a large multisegmental filum terminale ependymoma through a multisegmental hemilaminectomy” by Paawan Bahadur Bhandari
• “Tandem resection of multiple spinal schwannomas” by Joseph S. Bell et al.
• “Surgical resection of lumbar intradural metastatic renal cell carcinoma” by Mohamed Macki et al.

 Please join us in viewing the videos in this month’s issue of Neurosurgical Focus: Video.

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