Perioperative complications of total en bloc spondylectomy: adverse effects of preoperative irradiation.

Perioperative complications of total en bloc spondylectomy: adverse effects of preoperative irradiation.

BACKGROUND: Total en bloc spondylectomy (TES) is associated with a high complication rate because it is technically demanding and involves patients compromised by cancer. Specifically, perioperative complications are more likely to occur in patients receiving preoperative irradiation. We examined th...

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Main Authors: Noriaki Yokogawa, Hideki Murakami, Satoru Demura, Satoshi Kato, Katsuhito Yoshioka, Hiroyuki Hayashi, Takayoshi Ishii, Takashi Igarashi, Xiang Fang, Hiroyuki Tsuchiya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4043789?pdf=render

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