@article{Murga Villanueva_Basurco-Carpio_Laos-Plasier_2022, title={Transthoracic extrapleural discectomy without fusion for dorsal disc herniation resection giant calcified: case report and review of literature}, volume={39}, url={http://www.amp.cmp.org.pe/index.php/AMP/article/view/2315}, DOI={10.35663/amp.2022.391.2315}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Introduction</strong>: Calcified thoracic disc herniation are rare and their approach represents a surgical challenge when they are large and symptomatic. Extrapleural Transthoracic discectomy can be considered a safe approach to resection of the calcified disc fragment and spinal cord descompression. <strong>Clinical case</strong>: 53-year-old man with middle dorsalgia radiating to the inframammary region and progressive difficulty walking, proximal paraparesis moderate, sensory level T8 and urinary retention. The images demonstrated a large T6-7 disc herniation calcified causing severe spinal cord compression. The patient underwent T6-7 extrapleural transthoracic discectomy plus T6 partial corpectomy without fusion. The patient tolerated the procedure well without complications and postoperative imaging demonstrated descompression of spinal cord. At followup,<br>irradiated dorsalgia, paraparesis, sensitive level and urinary retention improved.</p&gt;}, number={1}, journal={ACTA MEDICA PERUANA}, author={Murga Villanueva, Annel and Basurco-Carpio, Alfonso and Laos-Plasier, Eduardo}, year={2022}, month={May} }