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Endoscopic Versus Traditional Thoracic Discectomy: A Multicenter Retrospective Case Series and Meta-Analysis

Published:2024-06-20 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:0148-396X
Container-title:Neurosurgery
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Author:

Sofoluke Nelson¹,Leyendecker Jannik²³^ORCID,Barber Sean⁴,Reardon Taylor⁵^ORCID,Bieler Eliana²,Patel Akshay⁶,Kashlan Osama⁷⁸^ORCID,Bredow Jan³⁹,Eysel Peer³^ORCID,Gardocki Raymond J.¹⁰^ORCID,Hasan Saqib¹¹,Telfeian Albert E.¹²^ORCID,Hofstetter Christoph P.²^ORCID,Konakondla Sanjay¹

Affiliation:

1. Department of Neurosurgery, Geisinger Neuroscience Institute, Danville, Pennsylvania, USA;

2. Department of Neurological Surgery, The University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA;

3. Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany;

4. Department of Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist Neurological Institute, Houston, Texas, USA;

5. Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine, University of Pikeville, Pikeville, Kentucky, USA;

6. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA;

7. Department of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA;

8. University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany;

9. Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Krankenhaus Porz am Rhein, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany;

10. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA;

11. Golden State Orthopedics and Spine, Oakland, California, USA;

12. Department of Neurosurgery, Warren Alpert School of Medicine of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Surgical treatment for symptomatic thoracic disc herniations (TDH) involves invasive open surgical approaches with relatively high complication rates and prolonged hospital stays. Although advantages of full endoscopic spine surgery (FESS) are well-established in lumbar disc herniations, data are limited for the endoscopic treatment of TDH despite potential benefits regarding surgical invasiveness. The aim of this study was to provide a comprehensive evaluation of potential benefits of FESS for the treatment of TDH. METHODS: PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Scopus were systematically searched for the term “thoracic disc herniation” up to March 2023 and study quality appraised with a subsequent meta-analysis. Primary outcomes were perioperative complications, need for instrumentation, and reoperations. Simultaneously, we performed a multicenter retrospective evaluation of outcomes in patients undergoing full endoscopic thoracic discectomy. RESULTS: We identified 3190 patients from 108 studies for the traditional thoracic discectomy meta-analysis. Pooled incidence rates of complications were 25% (95% CI 0.22-0.29) for perioperative complications and 7% (95% CI 0.05-0.09) for reoperation. In this cohort, 37% (95% CI 0.26-0.49) of patients underwent instrumentation. The pooled mean for estimated blood loss for traditional approaches was 570 mL (95% CI 477.3-664.1) and 7.0 days (95% CI 5.91-8.14) for length of stay. For FESS, 41 patients from multiple institutions were retrospectively reviewed, perioperative complications were reported in 4 patients (9.7%), 4 (9.7%) required revision surgery, and 6 (14.6%) required instrumentation. Median blood loss was 5 mL (IQR 5-10), and length of stay was 0.43 days (IQR 0-1.23). CONCLUSION: The results suggest that full endoscopic thoracic discectomy is a safe and effective treatment option for patients with symptomatic TDH. When compared with open surgical approaches, FESS dramatically diminishes invasiveness, the rate of complications, and need for prolonged hospitalizations. Full endoscopic spine surgery has the capacity to alter the standard of care for TDH treatment toward an elective outpatient surgery.

Publisher

Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

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