Anatomic Location of the Bowel in Different Surgical Positions
The results showed that the bowel was positioned anteriorly at L1-L5 disc levels when participants were in prone-extension and lateral decubitus-flexion positions compared with the supine position. Overall, the magnitude of bowel positional change was small and variable. These findings suggest that the bowel does not fall away from the surgical corridor when performing retroperitoneal access for single-position prone surgery compared with the lateral decubitus-flexion position.
Authors
- Nima Alan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8220-205X)
- Robert F. Rudy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8493-8984)
- S. Harrison Farber
- James J. Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9755-897X)
- Luke K. O’Neill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1662-2205)
- Juan S. Uribe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8910-6578)
- Joseph D. DiDomenico
- Lea Alhilali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9059-2454)
- Jay D. Turner
- Gabriella P. Williams
Institutions
- Barrow Neurological Institute (US)
- St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Spine
- Published
- 2025-01-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/brs.0000000000005272
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.41