Posterior-only total <i>en bloc</i> spondylectomy of L4 for solitary bladder cancer metastasis – An illustrative case
Posterior-only TES at L4 is feasible in carefully selected patients. Success requires meticulous surgical planning, multidisciplinary coordination, and thorough patient counseling regarding the risk of mechanical complications and the potential need for revision surgery.
Authors
- Faramarz Roohollahi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7994-1097)
- C Cuello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7962-4830)
- Puya Alikhani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4075-6173)
- Mohsen Rostami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1296-9751)
- Srujan Kopparapu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5862-7063)
- Mark S. Greenberg
- Sadegh Bagherzadeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1545-9218)
Institutions
- University of South Florida (US)
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Surgical Neurology International
- Published
- 2025-08-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.25259/sni_772_2025
- Primary Topic
- Management of metastatic bone disease
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00