Tandem resection of multiple spinal schwannomas

Joseph S Bell; Ulrich Batzdorf; Langston T Holly

doi:10.3171/2023.7.FOCVID2393

Tandem resection of multiple spinal schwannomas

Neurosurg Focus Video. 2023 Oct 1;9(2):V21. doi: 10.3171/2023.7.FOCVID2393. eCollection 2023 Oct.

Authors

Joseph S Bell¹, Ulrich Batzdorf¹, Langston T Holly¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, Los Angeles, California.

Abstract

This video depicts the resection of three separate intradural extramedullary spinal tumors performed under the same anesthetic. Neuromonitoring was used to identify motor nerve roots, and laminoplasty was performed at the thoracolumbar junction to preserve alignment and minimize the risk of postoperative CSF leak.

Keywords: intradural spinal tumor; laminoplasty; schwannomatosis.