Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for Drainage of Dorsal Paravertebral Abscess

Tuberculosis of the spine is the second most common extrapulmonary presentation of the disease and is associated with significant morbidity. The drainage of the abscess may be needed in patients who fail to respond to medical treatment and present with a significant or deteriorating neurologic statu...

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Main Authors: Raju Vaishya, M.S., M.Ch., F.R.C.S., Vipul Vijay, M.S., D.N.B., Dip. SICOT, Amit K. Agarwal, M.S., D.N.B., M.Ch.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-08-01
Series:Arthroscopy Techniques
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212628717300956