Use of the da Vinci Minimally Invasive Robotic System for Resection of a Complicated Paraspinal Schwannoma With Thoracic Extension: Case Report

摘要

BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE: Applications of robotics to minimally invasive spine surgery have produced several benefits while sparing patients the morbidity of traditional open surgery. Minimally invasive spine surgery offers the advantages of less pain and less blood loss, along with quicker recovery and shorter hospital stays. The da Vinci robotic surgical system has recently been adapted to neurosurgical applications.