BACKGROUND: @entity1653 with ventral attachment is a challenging pathology. Several technical modifications have been proposed to secure safe and precise resection of these @entity5 . MATERIALS AND METHODS: This retrospective study focused on the precise and safe surgery of @entity1653 with strictly ventral attachment of cervical or thoracic spine. The surgical technique included a lateral oblique position for the @entity1 , laminectomy with unilateral medial facetectomy on the @entity5 side, and spinal cord rotation with the dentate ligament. The neurological status of @entity1 was assessed using the modified McCormick functional schema (mMFS) and @entity158 ( @entity158 ) before and at least 3 months after surgery. @entity1 were followed-up for a mean of 23.7 months. @entity5 removal was graded using the Simpson grade for @entity1653 , and the extent of excision was confirmed using early postoperative magnetic resonance imaging. RESULTS: Simpson grade 1 or 2 resections were achieved in all cases. No major surgery-related complications were encountered, postoperatively. The mean mMFS score before surgery was 3.1, improving significantly to 1.7 after surgery (P < 0.05). The mean @entity158 score before surgery was 2.4, improving significantly to 1.6 after surgery (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: This surgical technique offers a posterolateral surgical corridor to the ventral canal of both cervical and thoracic spine. The present preliminary analysis suggests that functional outcomes were satisfactory with minimal surgery-related complications, although considerable surgical experience is needed to achieve a high level of surgical confidence.

Posterolateral approach for spinal XXXX with ventral attachment.

@entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['tumor', 'Tumor', 'tumors'] @entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients', 'patient'] @entity1653 :: ('MESH:D008579', 'Disease') :: ['Spinal meningioma', 'removal of meningiomas', 'spinal meningiomas'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['sensory pain scale', 'SPS']
@entity1653 :: (MESH:D008579,Disease) :: ['intradural meningioma']
