Minimally Invasive Spine Tumor Removal Surgery in India
Spinal tumor, most back pain is associated with stress, strain and aging — not with a tumor. In most areas of your body, noncancerous tumors aren't particularly worrisome. That's not necessarily the case with your spinal cord, where a spinal tumor or a growth of any kind can impinge on your nerves, leading to pain, neurological problems and sometimes paralysis. A spinal tumor, whether cancerous or not, can threaten life and cause permanent disability. Yet advances in spinal tumor treatment offer more options than ever before. Although back pain is the most common indication of a spinal tumor, most back pain is associated with stress, strain and aging — not with a tumor. In most areas of your body, noncancerous tumors aren't particularly worrisome.
• Back pain, often radiating to other parts of the body and worse at night.
Decompression : - Remove the tumor, bone, and other tissues compressing the spinal cord and or spinal nerve roots.
• Back pain, often radiating to other parts of the body and worse at night.
• Loss of sensation or muscle weakness, especially in the legs.
• Difficulty walking, sometimes leading to falls.
• Paralysis may occur in varying degrees and in different parts of the body, depending on which nerves are compressed.
• Scoliosis or other spinal deformity resulting from a large, but non cancerous tumor.
• Erosion and Destruction of vertebral body.
Decompression : - Remove the tumor, bone, and other tissues compressing the spinal cord and or spinal nerve roots.
Spinal Stabilization : - Your spine can become unstable after part of the bone or other tissues (e.g., intervertebral discs) are taken out. An unstable spine can move in abnormal ways, putting you more at risk for serious neurological injury. In this case, the surgeon will want to stabilize your spine by using instrumentation and fusion.
Combination : - You may need to have both a decompression and spinal stabilization. Decompression and stabilization spine surgeries may be performed as a minimally invasive procedure or by using a more traditional open approach (longer incision, longer recovery time).
Kyphoplasty or Vertebroplasty : - These are similar minimally invasive surgical procedures performed to stabilize a fractured vertebra. Spinal tumors that invade vertebrae may cause it to break and can cause severe pain.Kyphoplasty uses a special orthopaedic balloon. It's inserted into the fractured vertebra. Then, the balloon is inflated in an effort to return the vertebra to the correct height and position. The balloon creates a void-a hole-in your vertebra, and it's then removed. The void is filled in with a surgical cement that should support the vertebra and keep it from fracturing again.
Recovery post Spinal Tumor surgery depends on patient’s health before surgery. The patient’s care is monitored by periodical office visits and re-evaluation by the treating physician. This is important because some tumors, benign or malignant, may reoccur. Usually when the treatment period has ended, the symptoms clear up.
Analgesics are given to control post-operative pain and cancer pain. Cancer pain may be difficult to control (e.g. ‘break through pain’). A pain management specialist may provide assistance if conventional drugs (e.g. pill, skin patch) do not provide relief. Any surgery, radiation treatment or chemotherapy can drain the patient nutritionally. Therefore, a proper diet is important to regain strength, lost weight, and a measure of health. A professional nutritionist can provide guidance.
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