Thecaloscopy: The Endoscopy of the Lumbar Subarachnoid Space, Part I: Historical Review and Own Cadaver Studies

J. P. Warnke; M. Tschabitscher; A. Nobles

doi:10.1055/s-2001-16006

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Minim Invasive Neurosurg 2001; 44(2): 61-64
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-16006

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Thecaloscopy: The Endoscopy of the Lumbar Subarachnoid Space, Part I: Historical Review and Own Cadaver Studies

J. P. Warnke¹ , M. Tschabitscher² , A. Nobles³

¹Department of Neurosurgery Zwickau, Germany
²Institute for Anatomy, University of Vienna, Austria
³Nobles-Lai Engineering, Fountain Valley CA, USA

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31 December 2001 (online)

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Since 1931 only a few efforts have been made for direct visualization of the neural structures of the spinal canal. Given current technologies and minimally invasive techniques it is now possible to effectively view these structures. We describe here a new technique for inspection of the subarachnoid space of the lumbar spinal canal by using a flexible endoscope in ten fresh post-mortem adult human cadavers. According to the anatomical structures, namely the thecal sac and its anatomical position, the procedure is called thecaloscopy and the instrument is a thecaloscope. It was proven that the procedure is safe and easy to perform.

Key words:

Subarachnoid Space - Spinal Neuroendoscopic Technique - Thecaloscopy - Thecaloscope

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J. P. Warnke,M.D.

Department od Neurosurgery
Paracelsus Klinik of Zwickau

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