MINIMALLY INVASIVE FAR LATERAL DEBRIDEMENT COMBINED WITH POSTERIOR INSTRUMENTATION FOR THORACIC AND LUMBAR TUBERCULOSIS WITHOUT SEVERE KYPHOSIS

Minimally invasive far lateral debridement combined with posterior instrumentation for thoracic and lumbar tuberculosis without severe kyphosis

Abstract Background Anti-tuberculous therapy (ATT) alone cannot easily cure spine tuberculosis (STB) though it is the most essential treatment.Many studies have confirmed the efficacy of the surgical treatment of STB through anterior, anterolateral, posterior debridement, and intervertebral fusion or combined with internal fixation.However, the Clo

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Needle tract seeding and abdominal recurrence following pre-treatment biopsy of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST): results of a systematic review

Abstract Background Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are rare abdominal tumors.Pretreatment biopsies may be used to diagnose a GIST and enable tailored treatment.Some experts are skeptical about biopsies because they fear tumor cell seeding.The objective of this study was to determine if pretreatment biopsy is associated with increased tumor

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