In this podcast, topic editor Dr. Nelson Oyesiku of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia speaks with Dr. Zada of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles about Dr. Zada’s article “Rathke cleft cysts: a review of clinical and surgical management” which appears in this month’s issue.
Key words: tethered cord, syringomyelia, split cord malformation, neurenteric cyst, dermoid cyst, spinal lipoma, minimally invasive surgery, lumbar fusion, complication, presacral access
Article topics: Diagnostic and operative techniques and vascular disorders
Key words: pediatric, spine fusion, pars defect, spondylolysis, lumbar spine
May 2011: Meningiomas of the Skull Base
Discussion of Dr. Schulz and colleagues’ article “Treatment of unresectable skull base meningioma with somatostatin-analogues.”
Key words: pedicle screw; electromyography; EMG; lumbar spine; cervicothoracic; pedicle subtraction osteotomy; PSO; cervicothoracic kyphosis; sagittal imbalance; cervical deformity; absence of inferior vena cava; deep vein thrombosis; epidural varices; low-back pain; lumbar disc herniation; vascular disorders
Article topics: Resolution of syringohydromyelia with CT-guided bloodpatching; oncology; vascular disorders