Transmanubrial osteomuscolar sparing approach for T1-T2 thoracic disc herniation

Minerva Chir. 2008 Oct;63(5):421-3.

Abstract

Herniated thoracic disks are rare entities and their surgical treatment comprises 0.15% to 4% of all disk operations. Surgical approaches have included pediculectomy, costotransversectomy, lateral extracavitary, transthoracic thoracotomy, and thoracoscopy. The authors present a transmanubrial osteomuscular sparing approach for the treatment of T1-T2 thoracic disc herniation that is likely to be the only one described in the literature for this disease so far.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Humans
  • Intervertebral Disc Displacement / diagnosis
  • Intervertebral Disc Displacement / surgery*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Manubrium / surgery*
  • Neurosurgical Procedures*
  • Prostheses and Implants
  • Prosthesis Implantation
  • Thoracic Vertebrae*
  • Titanium
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Titanium