Ultrasound-Guided In-Plane Interlaminar Lumbar Endoscopic Approach with Smartphone and Portable Light Source: Description of a New Surgical Technique

Abstract

Introduction Endoscopic spine surgery enables the minimally invasive treatment of pathologies affecting the spinal cord and roots. Herein we describe an unprecedented technique Ultrasound-Guided in-plane interlaminar lumbar endoscopic approach with a smartphone and portable light source.

Keywords

• spine
• endoscopy
• ultrasonography
• interventional
• coluna
• endoscopia
• ultrassonografia intervencionista