Anatomy of the diaphragmatic crura and other paraspinal structures relevant to en-bloc spondylectomy for lumbar spine tumours
The L3 level appears to be the riskiest for spondylectomy due to the overlap of both diaphragmatic crura with the thoracic duct and cisterna chyli, respectively. Spondylectomy at the L2 level also brings the risk of lymphatic structures injury while injury to the left sympathetic trunk may be the main issue at the L1 level.
Authors
- Michal Beneš (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3326-2325)
- Jan Štulík (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8980-849X)
- Radek Kaiser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5985-9595)
- Jeremy Reynolds (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4574-7047)
- David Kachlík
- Gerard Mawhinney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4595-6482)
- Anhelina Khadanovich
Institutions
- Charles University (CZ)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- University Hospital in Motol (CZ)
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Spine Journal
- Published
- 2025-02-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-025-08716-0
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.41
Funders
- Univerzita Karlova v Praze