Posterior percutaneous pedicle screws fixation versus open surgical instrumented fusion for thoraco-lumbar spinal metastases palliative management: a systematic …

A Perna, A Smakaj, R Vitiello, C Velluto… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Surgical palliative treatment of spinal metastases (SM) could influence the
quality of life (QoL) in cancer patients, since the spine represents the most common site of …

Perioperative outcomes after minimally invasive and open surgery for treatment of spine metastases: a systematic review and meta-analysis

H Shakil, A Essa, AK Malhotra, A Kiss… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2024 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE This systematic review and meta-analysis compared minimally invasive surgery
(MIS) to open surgery for treatment of spinal metastases with respect to perioperative …

Unilateral biportal endoscopic lumbar interbody fusion assisted by intraoperative O-arm total navigation for lumbar degenerative disease: a retrospective study

X Huang, J Gong, H Liu, Z Shi, W Wang, S Chen… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Recently, unilateral biportal endoscopic lumbar interbody fusion (BE-LIF) has
been successfully applied for degenerative diseases of the lumbar spine, with good clinical …

Effects of Palliative Surgical Treatment for Spinal Metastases on the Patient's Quality of Life With a Focus on the Segment of the Metastasis: A Prospective Multicenter …

N Segi, H Nakashima, S Ito, J Ouchida… - Global Spine …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design Prospective multicenter study. Objectives Palliative surgery is crucial for
maintaining the quality of life (QOL) in patients with spinal metastases. This study aimed to …

[HTML][HTML] An area of greatest vulnerability-Recent advances in kidney injury

AA Kattner - biomedical journal, 2022 - Elsevier
In this issue of the Biomedical Journal the reader is provided with an insight into the latest
observations and advances in acute kidney injury as well as chronic kidney disease. The …

Definition of the Problem

N Vuong, S Gue, SM Winograd - search.ebscohost.com
This article provides information on oncologic emergencies, which can be life-threatening
complications that occur in conjunction with cancer. It discusses various types of …