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Minimally invasive laminar lift and posterior cervical laminoplasty via the intermuscular approach: a canine model study

Acta cir. bras; 37 (9), 2022
Purpose: This study aimed to develop a minimally invasive surgical procedure for laminar lift and posterior cervical laminoplasty via the intermuscular approach using a canine model. Methods: Six Alaskan dogs were used for developing the surgical approach. The bilateral laminae of C3-7 were cut with an ...

Procedimentos Minimamente Invasivos para Glaucoma: uma revisão atualizada da literatura

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 81 (), 2022
RESUMO O glaucoma é considerado a maior causa de cegueira irreversível no mundo, e o aumento da pressão intraocular constitui seu principal fator de risco. Usualmente, a terapia inicial do glaucoma consiste na redução da pressão intraocular a partir da instilação de drogas hipotensoras tópicas, ...

Minimally invasive swine spine surgery training: technical aspects, benefits, and anatomical limitations

ABSTRACT Objective To describe the technical specificities and feasibility of simulation of minimally invasive spine surgery in live pigs, as well as similarities and differences in comparison to surgery in humans. Methods A total of 22 Large White class swine models, weighing between 60 and 80kg, we...

Management and Outcome of a Neurologically Intact Infant with Pierre Robin Sequence and Dandy-Walker Variant Diagnosed with Large Hemispheric Brain Abscess – Case Report

Arq. bras. neurocir; 40 (4), 2021
Pierre Robin sequence (PRS) is a condition consisting of three essential components: micrognathia or retrognathia, cleft palate, and glossoptosis. It can be part of multiple congenital anomalies. We present the case and outcome of a 3-month-old clinically stable patient who has PRS with Dandy-Walker vari...

Minimally Invasive Mini-orbitozygomatic Approach for Clipping an Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm: Virtual Reality Surgical Planning

Arq. bras. neurocir; 40 (3), 2021
Virtual reality (VR) has increasingly been implemented in neurosurgical practice. A patient with an unruptured anterior communicating artery (AcoA) aneurysm was referred to our institution. Imaging data from computed tomography angiography (CTA) was used to create a patient specific 3D model of vascular ...

Surgical Treatment for Spasticity: Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy – Technique and Literature Review

Arq. bras. neurocir; 40 (3), 2021
Spasticity is amotor disorder that leads to a resistance to passive jointmovement. Cerebral palsy is the most important cause of spasticity and can be caused by several factors, including multiple gestations, alcoholism, infections, hemorrhages, drowning, and traumatic brain injuries, among others. There...

Dispositivos monopuerto
Single port devices

Rev. cuba. cir; 60 (3), 2021
Introducción: La cirugía laparoscópica tiene como avance importante el abordaje monopuerto, que está en constante perfeccionamiento y donde influye para su éxito el dispositivo de acceso del que se disponga. Estos procederes de cirugía laparoscópica por un puerto único se realizan con el uso de d...

Resultados de la cirugía mínimamente invasiva en pacientes con estrabismos horizontales
Results of the minimally invasive surgery in patient with horizontal strabismus

Rev. cuba. oftalmol; 34 (3), 2021
Objetivo: Determinar los resultados de la cirugía mínimamente invasiva en pacientes con estrabismos horizontales. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo, longitudinal y prospectivo de una serie de 19 pacientes (16 ojos derechos, 17 izquierdos) atendidos en el Servicio de Oftalmología Pediátri...

Tubular Microdiscectomy versus Conventional Surgery for Sciatica. A Comparative Prospective Enzyme Study

Arq. bras. neurocir; 40 (1), 2021