Thoracoscopic Excision of Thoracic Herniated Disc
Shah R, Grauer J. Thoracoscopic Excision of Thoracic Herniated Disc. 2007, 73-80. DOI: 10.3109/9781420013962-9.ChaptersThoracoscopic excisionOpen thoracotomyIatrogenic neurologic deficitThoracic disc herniationDouble-lumen tubeTypes of complicationsApproach-related morbidityAdjacent disc spacesComplication rateContralateral lungNeurologic deficitsPulmonary emboliHerniated DiscSerious complicationsDisc herniationEndotracheal intubationGeneral anesthesiaPlain radiographsDegenerative statusThecal sacThoracoscopic discectomyParietal pleuraThoracic spineCoronal contourSelective ventilation