Spinal endoscopy has the stigma of being reserved for only a few surgeons who can figure
out how to master the steep learning curve and develop clinical practice settings where …

Dural defects are common in spinal and cranial neurosurgery. A series of complications,
such as cerebrospinal fluid leakage, occur after rupture of the dura. Therefore, treatment …

Background: Incidental dural tears during lumbar endoscopy can be challenging to manage.
There is limited literature on their appropriate management, risk factors, and the clinical …

Study Design: Retrospective study. Objectives: Unilateral biportal endoscopic surgery
(UBES) is a popular surgical method used to treat degenerative spinal diseases because of …

Objective Minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) employs small incisions and advanced
techniques to minimize tissue damage while achieving similar outcomes to open surgery …

Objective The purpose of this study was to suggest appropriate indications and
contraindications for full endoscopic surgery and to predict the prognosis for the incidence of …

Background: Seizures, neurological deficits, bradycardia, and, in the worst cases, cardiac
arrest may occur following incidental durotomy during routine lumbar endoscopy. Therefore …

Background: Optimal approaches for treating surgical spine pathology in very geriatric
patients, such as those over the age of 80, remain unclear. Objective: To describe outcomes …

The major challenge inherent to the surgical treatment of thoracic disc herniations is that the
disc herniation is often ventral to the spinal cord. Posterior approaches are difficult and …

Purpose To report incidence of dural lacerations in lumbar endoscopic unilateral
laminotomy for bilateral decompression (LE-ULBD) and to describe patient outcomes …