Video-assisted thoracoscopy.
review · Level V
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Abstract
New therapeutic modalities for disorders of the pediatric spine must include video-assisted thoracoscopy. The endoscopic approach to the spine has involved an evolutionary approach. What began as an isolated drainage of a vertebral abscess was continued as a method of single discectomy; release of the annulus fibrosis with or without ligation of segmental vessels; rib resection for costoplasty; rib harvesting for intervertebral fusion; and most recently, insertion of correctional implants and fusion.
Medical subject headings
- Endoscopy
- Spine
- Thoracoscopy
- Video Recording