Endoscopic Spine Surgery: New concepts and advancements

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09 January 2023

Editorial: Endoscopic spine surgery

Yong Yu

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Zhen-Zhou Li

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Yasuhiko Nishimura

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Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University

Department of Orthopedics, Fourth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital

Yasuhiko Nishimura

Wakayama Medical University Hospital

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Endoscopic spine surgery was initially used for lumbar disc lesions. However, it has evolved dramatically in recent years with the rapid development of endoscopic armamentaria and technological innovations, as well as a better understanding of endoscopic anatomy and approaches. As a result, the indications of endoscopic spine surgery are ever-expanding, from the initial lumbar disc degeneration to other types of pathologies located from craniovertebral junction to sacral vertebrae.

Endoscopic spine surgery is characterized by surgical procedure performed under endoscopic visualization. It is different from microscopic surgery which provides a direct visualization. I would like to make an analogy that an excellent endoscopic surgeon is like a master who is directing a high-definition blockbuster movie for companions in the operating room. In this sense, “indirect” visualization may be the most “direct” means to visualize spine pathology.

When talking about endoscopic spine surgery, we often think of percutaneous single channel endoscopic spine surgery, which is an operation under continuous water irrigation. However, in broad terms endoscopic spine surgery also has other forms, such as biportal endoscopic surgery, endoscope assisted surgery and so on.

In this Research Topic of Frontiers in Surgery, we welcome submissions of Original Research and Review articles on new concepts, surgical skills, technological advances as well as expanded indications for the treatment of different types of pathology that extends from the craniovertebral junction to the sacrum. Topics of interest include the following:
• Percutaneous single-channel endoscopic spine surgery: new techniques and attempts in different pathologies;
• Biportal endoscopic surgery: techniques and attempts in different pathologies;
• Endoscopic-assisted spinal surgery: techniques and attempts in different pathologies
• Robotic endoscopic surgery

Endoscopic spine surgery was initially used for lumbar disc lesions. However, it has evolved dramatically in recent years with the rapid development of endoscopic armamentaria and technological innovations, as well as a better understanding of endoscopic anatomy and approaches. As a result, the indications of endoscopic spine surgery are ever-expanding, from the initial lumbar disc degeneration to other types of pathologies located from craniovertebral junction to sacral vertebrae.

Endoscopic spine surgery is characterized by surgical procedure performed under endoscopic visualization. It is different from microscopic surgery which provides a direct visualization. I would like to make an analogy that an excellent endoscopic surgeon is like a master who is directing a high-definition blockbuster movie for companions in the operating room. In this sense, “indirect” visualization may be the most “direct” means to visualize spine pathology.

When talking about endoscopic spine surgery, we often think of percutaneous single channel endoscopic spine surgery, which is an operation under continuous water irrigation. However, in broad terms endoscopic spine surgery also has other forms, such as biportal endoscopic surgery, endoscope assisted surgery and so on.

In this Research Topic of Frontiers in Surgery, we welcome submissions of Original Research and Review articles on new concepts, surgical skills, technological advances as well as expanded indications for the treatment of different types of pathology that extends from the craniovertebral junction to the sacrum. Topics of interest include the following:
• Percutaneous single-channel endoscopic spine surgery: new techniques and attempts in different pathologies;
• Biportal endoscopic surgery: techniques and attempts in different pathologies;
• Endoscopic-assisted spinal surgery: techniques and attempts in different pathologies
• Robotic endoscopic surgery

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Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University

Department of Orthopedics, Fourth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital

Yasuhiko Nishimura

Wakayama Medical University Hospital

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