Anterior exposure of spinal deformities and tumors: a 20-year experience.
J Pediatr Surg
; 32(6): 852-9, 1997 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-9200085
ABSTRACT
Data from 505 patients (1976 through 1995) who underwent anterior spinal exposure were retrospectively analyzed. There were 222 boys and 283 girls with a mean age of 14.5 years; 166 had thoracic exposure (T), 300 thoracoabdominal (TA), 44 retroperitoneal (R), and 7 transperitoneal (TP); 17 had repeat exposure (5 had initial exposure elsewhere); 70% had scoliosis, 25% kyphosis, 27% a neuromuscular disorder (NMD) and 6.7% a tumor. Average intensive-care-unit stay was 2.5 days, 6.2 days for NMD (P < .05); average ileus was 3.4 days, 4.1 days for NMD (P < .05); and average length of stay was 15.4 days for all patients, 19.3 days for NMD (P < .05). Mechanical ventilation over 96 hours was required in 31 patients, 66% had an NMD (P < .05). The morbidity rate was 9.8%, 10.1% for NMD; the morbidity rate was zero for tumor and repeat exposures. Mortality was zero. Over half of the vessel injuries (57%) and the urinary tract infections (60%) occurred in NMD patients. Differences between the 1976 through 1985 period and the 1986 through 1995 period were a shorter length of stay and a majority of one-stage combined exposures in the latter period. The authors conclude that anterior exposure of spinal deformities is well tolerated by most pediatric patients, and that this technique is easily adaptable to the resection of retroperitoneal and thoracolumbar tumors.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doenças da Coluna Vertebral
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Coluna Vertebral
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Pediatr Surg
Ano de publicação:
1997
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos