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remove the ligamentum flavum and herniated disc for the purpose of lateral recess decompression, thus exposing the bilateral traversing nerve roots for central spinal canal decompression, utilizing a single incision. The VAS scale will be used to communicate with the patients and confirm the efficacy ...
The treatment of patients who present with epidural spinal cord compression (ESCC) as a result of spinal metastases from lung cancer poses a dilemma. In theory, patients with a good prognosis are candidates for decompression surgery, but the prognostic factors in patients with metastatic ESCC from...