Two out of three of octogenarians benefitted from delayed resection of spinal meningiomas-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Two out of three of octogenarians benefitted from delayed resection of spinal meningiomas

Published:2021-12-08 Issue: Volume:12 Page:593
ISSN:2152-7806
Container-title:Surgical Neurology International
language:en
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Author:

Vasankari Ville¹,Haeren Roel Hubert Louis²,Niemela Mika¹,Korja Miikka¹

Affiliation:

1. Department of Neurosurgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland,

2. Department of Neurosurgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands.

Abstract

Background: Can elderly patients with thoracic meningioma and severe paraparesis benefit from delayed surgery? Case Description: Two out of three octogenarians with severe preoperative paraparesis (all wheelchair-bound) were able to walk again following delayed (60–120 days from onset of deficit) surgical resection of thoracic spinal meningiomas. Conclusion: Two out of three octogenarians with thoracic meningiomas causing severe paraparesis benefitted from the delayed (i.e. from 60 to 289 days) surgical resection of their tumors.

Publisher

Scientific Scholar

Subject

Clinical Neurology,Surgery

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