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doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.930536.
eCollection 2022.
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- 1 Department of Orthopedics, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
- 2 Department of Urology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
- 3 Department of Orthopedics, The Eighth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China.
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Jichao Ye et al.
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doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.930536.
eCollection 2022.
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- 1 Department of Orthopedics, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
- 2 Department of Urology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
- 3 Department of Orthopedics, The Eighth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China.
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Abstract
The anterior approach is one of the widely used surgical treatments for lumbar spondylodiscitis, but it has the disadvantages of large trauma and a high incidence of complications. Our experiences suggested that the laparoscopic retroperitoneal approach could be effective to overcome those disadvantages of the anterior approach. Herein, we report two cases of successfully treated lumbar pyogenic spondylodiscitis using a robot-assisted laparoscopic retroperitoneal approach. The technique utilizes a robot that allows a laparoscopic retroperitoneal approach while offering excellent high-definition images of three-dimensional vision. After the operation, both patients achieved good formation and fusion of the vertebrae. Preliminary evidence suggests that the robot-assisted laparoscopic retroperitoneal approach may be feasible for the treatment of lumbar spondylodiscitis.
Keywords:
Da Vinci surgical system®; laparoscopy; lumbar spine; pyogenic spondylodiscitis; robotics.
© 2022 Ye, Liu, Hu, Li, Gao and Tang.
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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
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