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Minimally invasive lateral lumbar interbody fusion and transpsoas approach-related morbidity by Moller, David J, Slimack, Nicholas P, Acosta, Jr, Frank L, Koski, Tyler R, Fessler, Richard G, Liu, John C

“…Recently, the minimally invasive, lateral retroperitoneal, transpsoas approach to the thoracolumbar spinal column has been described by various authors. This…”
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Idiopathic syringomyelia: retrospective case series, comprehensive review, and update on management by Roy, Anil K, Slimack, Nicholas P, Ganju, Aruna

“…A syrinx is a fluid-filled cavity within the spinal cord that can be an incidental finding or it can be accompanied by symptoms of pain and temperature…”
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Commentary: Therapies for osteoporosis: are they good for spinal fusion? by Slimack, Nicholas P., MD, Bae, Hyun W., MD

“…COMMENTARY ON Hirsch BP, Unnanuntana A, Cunningham ME, Lane JM. The effect of therapies for osteoporosis on spine fusion: a systematic review. Spine J…”
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Metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumor to the thoracic and lumbar spine: first reported case and surgical treatment by Slimack, Nicholas P., MD, Liu, John C., MD, Koski, Tyler, MD, McClendon, Jamal, MD, O’Shaughnessy, Brian A., MD

“…Abstract Background context Metastatic epidural spinal cord compression from gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) is a rarely reported phenomenon. Purpose…”
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Comparison of Symptomatic Cerebral Spinal Fluid Leak Between Patients Undergoing Minimally Invasive versus Open Lumbar Foraminotomy, Discectomy, or Laminectomy by Wong, Albert P, Shih, Patrick, Smith, Timothy R, Slimack, Nicholas P, Dahdaleh, Nader S, Aoun, Salah G, El Ahmadieh, Tarek Y, Smith, Zachary A, Scheer, Justin K, Koski, Tyler R, Liu, John C, Fessler, Richard G

“…Objective Minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) techniques have similar long-term outcomes compared to open surgery for patients undergoing 1- or 2-level…”
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Abdominal complications following posterior spinal fusion in patients with previous abdominal surgeries by Shih, Patrick, Slimack, Nicholas P, Roy, Anil, Fessler, Richard G, Koski, Tyler R

“…Perioperative abdominal complications associated with spine surgery are rare. Although most known abdominal complications occur in conjunction with anterior…”
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Cervical Microendoscopic Discectomy and Decompression by Shih, Patrick, MD, Slimack, Nicholas P., MD, Fessler, Richard G., MD, PhD

“…Posterior cervical foraminotomy and discectomy has been used to treat disk pathology and foraminal stenosis since the 1940s. In properly selected patients, the…”
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Quality of life after a diagnosis of prostate cancer among men of lower socioeconomic status: results from the Veterans Affairs Cancer of the Prostate Outcomes Study by Siston, Amy K, Knight, Sara J, Slimack, Nicholas P, Chmiel, Joan S, Nadler, Robert B, Lyons, Thomas M, Kuzel, Timothy M, Moran, Edgar M, Sharifi, Roohollah, Bennett, Charles L

“…To evaluate prospectively the health-related and disease-specific quality of life (QOL) at diagnosis and during the first year thereafter for patients with…”
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