In oder to reduce surgical trauma to the lumbar spine during a multilevel laminectomy
procedure we performed a multilevel, bilateral and interlaminar approach, with microsurgical
and endoscopic techiques for removal of a large ependymoma of the lumbar spine in
a 33-year-old female patient. Complete tumor removal has been achieved, while at the
same time, the major elements that form the posterior spinal column could be preserved.
The follow-up time is 4 years.
Spinal Cord Ependymoma - Lumbar Spine Tumors - Interlaminar Surgery - Endoscope-Assisted
Microneurosurgery
